Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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From מ־ (mi-, of) +‎ על (al, on).

Preposition

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מֵעַל (me'ál)

  1. above, over, higher than
  2. (figuratively) over, more than (a given number or amount)
    • 2011 July 4, דן אבן (Dan Even) and אסף שטול־טראורינג (Asaf Shtull-Trauring), Haaretz Online[1]:
      מעל למאה מתמחים הגישו שוב מכתבי התפטרות
      me'ál l'mé'a mitmakhím higíshu shúv mikht'véi hitpat'rút
      Over a hundred residents submitted letters of resignation again

Etymology 2

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Root
מ־ע־ל (m-ʿ-l)

From the root מ־ע־ל (m-`-l).

Verb

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מָעַל (ma'ál) (pa'al construction)

  1. to embezzle, misappropriate
  2. (Judaism) to commit sacrilege, steal something from the Temple in Jerusalem, use sacred property for personal use
Conjugation
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Anagrams

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German mel, from Old High German melo, from Proto-Germanic *melwą. Compare German Mehl.

Noun

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מעל (melf or n

  1. flour, meal

Derived terms

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