Understatement in Hebrew is לְשׁוֹן הַמְעָטָה (leshón ham'atá).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
לְשׁוֹן הַמְעָטָה
leshón ham'atá
noun · feminine
In English
understatement
/ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/ /ˌʌndɚˈsteɪtmənt/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for understatement as a noun.
statement less than complete
- לְשׁוֹן הַמְעָטָהלשון המעטהleshón ham'atáfeminine
These words come before and after understatement in the list.
These are the questions people ask about understatement in Hebrew.
How do you say understatement in Hebrew?
understatement in Hebrew is לְשׁוֹן הַמְעָטָה, said leshón ham'atá. Without vowel points it is written לשון המעטה.
Is לשון המעטה masculine or feminine?
The word לשון המעטה is feminine.
How is understatement pronounced in English?
understatement is pronounced /ˌʌndəˈsteɪtmənt/, /ˌʌndɚˈsteɪtmənt/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry understatement and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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