שאף

See also: שאָף

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־א־ף (sh-ʾ-p)

Verb

שָׁאַף • (shaáf) (pa'al construction)

1. inhaled
2. aspired

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׁאַף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לשאוף / לִשְׁאֹף action noun: שְׁאִיפָה passive participle: שָׁאוּף
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	שָׁאַפְתִּי		שָׁאַפְנוּ
	second	שָׁאַפְתָּ	שָׁאַפְתְּ	שְׁאַפְתֶּם1	שְׁאַפְתֶּן1
	third	שָׁאַף	שָׁאֲפָה	שָׁאֲפוּ
present		שׁוֹאֵף	שׁוֹאֶפֶת	שׁוֹאֲפִים	שׁוֹאֲפוֹת
future	first	אֶשְׁאַף		נִשְׁאַף
	second	תִּשְׁאַף	תִּשְׁאֲפִי	תִּשְׁאֲפוּ	תִּשְׁאַפְנָה2
	third	יִשְׁאַף	תִּשְׁאַף	יִשְׁאֲפוּ	תִּשְׁאַפְנָה2
imperative		שְׁאַף	שַׁאֲפִי	שַׁאֲפוּ	שְׁאַפְנָה2
notes		Pronounced שָׁאַפְתֶּם and שָׁאַפְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

• “שאף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Yiddish

Noun

שאף • (shof)

1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of שאָף (shof).