عسى

Arabic

Root
ع س ي (ʕ s y)
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.saː/

Verb

عَسَى • (ʕasā) I (non-past اِعْسِ (iʕsi), verbal noun ?)

1. it is hoped [with non-past or أَن (ʔan, + subjunctive clause)]

   Synonyms: (rare) حَرَى (ḥarā), (rare) اِخْلَوْلَقَ (iḵlawlaqa)

   عَسَى ٱلْمُشْكِلَةُ تُحَلُّ.

   ʕasā l-muškilatu tuḥallu.

   I hope the problem will be resolved.

   عَسَى ٱلطَّالِبُ أَنْ يَنْجَحَ فِي ٱلاِمْتِحَانِ.

   ʕasā ṭ-ṭālibu ʔan yanjaḥa fī l-imtiḥāni.

   I hope the student succeeds in the exam.

   عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ ٱلْغَدُ أَفْضَلَ.

   ʕasā ʔan yakūna l-ḡadu ʔafḍala.

   Tomorrow is another day.

2. to be near, to be possible, perhaps [with non-past or أَن (ʔan, + subjunctive clause)]
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 60:7:

     عَسَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَ الَّذِينَ عَادَيْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ مَوَدَّةً

     ʕasā al-lahu ʔan yajʕala baynakum wabayna llaḏīna ʕādaytum minhum mawaddatan

     Allah may bring about goodwill between you and those of them you hold as enemies.

Conjugation

This is a defective verb. It has only perfect (past) tense and isn't usually conjugated, but it can be:

    Conjugation of عَسَى (I, final-weak, a ~ i, no passive, no non-past, verbal noun ?)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						? ?
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						عَاسٍ ʕāsin
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عَسَيْتُ ʕasaytu	عَسَيْتَ ʕasayta	عَسَى ʕasā		عَسَيْتُمَا ʕasaytumā	عَسَيَا ʕasayā		عَسَيْنَا ʕasaynā	عَسَيْتُمْ ʕasaytum	عَسَوْا ʕasaw
	f		عَسَيْتِ ʕasayti	عَسَتْ ʕasat			عَسَتَا ʕasatā			عَسَيْتُنَّ ʕasaytunna	عَسَيْنَ ʕasayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	—		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	—		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	—		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِعْسِ iʕsi			اِعْسِيَا iʕsiyā				اِعْسُوا iʕsū
	f		اِعْسِي iʕsī							اِعْسِينَ iʕsīna