עצוב

Hebrew

Root
ע־צ־ב (ʿ-ts-b)
5 terms

Pronunciation

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Adjective

עָצוּב • (atsúv) (feminine עֲצוּבָה, masculine plural עֲצוּבִים, feminine plural עֲצוּבוֹת)

1. (of a person) Sad, unhappy: experiencing the emotion of unhappiness.

   היינו עצובים. ― hayínu atsuvím. ― We were sad.

2. (of an event, situation, story, etc.) Sad: causing sadness, or such as to cause sadness.

   תאונה עצובה ― t'uná atsuvá ― a sad accident

Noun

עִצּוּב • (itsúv) m

1. defective spelling of עיצוב