Appendix:Hebrew patterns/קַטָּל

קַטָּל • (katál, qattāl) m (plural indefinite קַטָּלִים, plural construct קַטָּלֵי־)

1. A male agent noun, indicating a profession or occupation

   גַּן (gán, “a garden”) → גַּנָּן (ganán, gannān, “a gardener; a kindergarten teacher”)

The קַטָּל (“katál, qattāl”) pattern of weak verbs in ־ה has the ending ־ַאי (“-ay”):

• בָּנָה (baná, bānâ) → בַּנַּאי (banáy, bannaʾy)