גאה

Hebrew
Root
ג־א־ה (g-ʾ-h)

Pronunciation
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Adjective

גֵּאֶה • (ge'é) (feminine גֵּאָה, masculine plural גֵּאִים, feminine plural גֵּאוֹת)

  1. proud
    אני גאה בך. ― 'aní ge'é bekhá ― I'm proud of you. (man speaking to man)
    אני גאה בך. ― 'aní ge'á bákh ― I'm proud of you. (woman speaking to woman)
  2. gay
    הקהילה הגאה. ― hakehilá hage'á. ― The gay community.
    הפסטיבל לקולנוע גאה. ― hafestivál lekolnóa' ge'é. ― "The LGBT film festival."

Verb

גָּאָה • (ga'á) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to flow, to rise

Conjugation
Conjugation of גָּאָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לִגְאוֹת
  • action noun: —
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first גָּאִיתִיגָּאִינוּ
second גָּאִיתָגָּאִיתגְּאִיתֶם1גְּאִיתֶן1
third גָּאָהגָּאֲתָהגָּאוּ
present גּוֹאֶהגּוֹאָהגּוֹאִיםגּוֹאוֹת
future first אֶגְאֶהנִגְאֶה
second תִּגְאֶהתִּגְאִיתִּגְאוּתִּגְאֶינָה2
third יִגְאֶהתִּגְאֶהיִגְאוּתִּגְאֶינָה2
imperative גְּאֵהגְּאִיגְּאוּגְּאֶינָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced גָּאִיתֶם and גָּאִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References
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