construct state

[ kon-struhkt ]

noun

, Grammar.

1. (in Semitic languages) the inflected form of a noun dependent on a following noun, with the combination expressing a genitive relationship, as Hebrew beth David “house of David,” where beth “house of ” is the construct form of bayit “house.”

Word History and Origins

Origin of construct state¹

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

Some critics take סכות and כיון as common nouns in the construct state.

From Project Gutenberg

It precedes its object as a noun in the construct state, nì (see on line 18).

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