What is the conjugated (that is used in smikhut) form of the word "maim" (water)? Is it "maim" or "mai"? (I'm asking about ancient biblical Hebrew, but I am almost sure it is the same as in modern Hebrew.)
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For "conjugated" read "construct".– fdbMay 31, 2016 at 10:52
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In the modern Hebrew it's only "mei", for example as the name of organizations: mei-rg.co.il– Dmitry GinzburgNov 22, 2017 at 8:33
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Van der Merve, Naudé and Kroeze (A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar) give the incomprehensible מֵימֵיוֹמֵי as the construct for מַיִם; but looking at other entries in the table, I believe this is meant to say מֵימֵי וֹ מֵי, i.e. "meymey or mey"
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Good point, I'd forgotten about the less common form מֵימֵי; adding it to my answer.– TKRMay 30, 2016 at 19:46
The form is mey מֵי, e.g. mey-hayam "the water of the sea".
ETA: As Colin Fine mentions below, there is also a longer alternate form meymey מֵימֵי.
