עפעף
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]| Root |
|---|
| ע־פ־ע־ף (ʿ-p-ʿ-p) |
Compare Ugaritic 𐎓𐎔𐎓𐎔 (ʿpʿp, “pupil”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]עַפְעַף • (af'áf) m (dual indefinite עפעפיים / עַפְעַפַּיִם)
Declension
[edit]Declension of עַפְעַף
| Number | Isolated forms | With possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Form | Person | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||||
| singular | indefinite | עַפְעַף | first | עַפְעַפִּי | עַפְעַפֵּנוּ | ||
| definite | הָעַפְעַף | second | עַפְעַפְּךָ | עַפְעַפֵּךְ | עַפְעַפְּכֶם | עַפְעַפְּכֶן | |
| construct | עַפְעַף־ | third | עַפְעַפּוֹ | עַפְעַפָּהּ | עַפְעַפָּם | עַפְעַפָּן | |
| dual | indefinite | עפעפיים / עַפְעַפַּיִם | first | עפעפיי / עַפְעַפַּי | עַפְעַפֵּינוּ | ||
| definite | העפעפיים / הָעַפְעַפַּיִם | second | עַפְעַפֶּיךָ | עפעפייך / עַפְעַפַּיִךְ | עַפְעַפֵּיכֶם | עַפְעַפֵּיכֶן | |
| construct | עַפְעַפֵּי־ | third | עַפְעַפָּיו | עַפְעַפֶּיהָ | עַפְעַפֵּיהֶם | עַפְעַפֵּיהֶן | |
References
[edit]- “עפעף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
[edit]
עפעף on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
