Verb – HIF'IL
Root: ע - ו - ף
The middle radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.
The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
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| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 מֵעִיף me'if I / you m. sg. / he / it propel(s) | 🔊 מְעִיפָה me'ifa I / you f. sg. / she / it propel(s) | 🔊 מְעִיפִים me'ifim we / you m. pl. / they m. propel | 🔊 מְעִיפוֹת me'ifot we / you f. pl. / they f. propel | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 הֵעַפְתִּי he'afti 🔊 הַעִיפוֹתִי ha'ifoti I propelled | 🔊 הֵעַפְנוּ he'afnu 🔊 הַעִיפוֹנוּ ha'ifonu we propelled | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 הֵעַפְתָּ he'afta 🔊 הַעִיפוֹתָ ha'ifota you m. sg. propelled | 🔊 הֵעַפְתְּ he'aft 🔊 הַעִיפוֹת ha'ifot you f. sg. propelled | 🔊 הַעַפְתֶּם ha'aftem 🔊 הַעִיפוֹתֶם ha'ifotem you m. pl. propelled The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הֵעַפְתֶּם he'aftem 🔊 הַעִיפוֹתֶם ha'ifotem | 🔊 הַעַפְתֶּן ha'aften 🔊 הַעִיפוֹתֶן ha'ifoten you f. pl. propelled The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הֵעַפְתֶּן he'aften 🔊 הַעִיפוֹתֶן ha'ifoten | |
| 3rd | 🔊 הֵעִיף he'if he / it propelled | 🔊 הֵעִיפָה he'ifa she / it propelled | 🔊 הֵעִיפוּ he'ifu they propelled | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אָעִיף a'if I will propel | 🔊 נָעִיף na'if we will propel | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תָּעִיף ta'if you m. sg. will propel | 🔊 תָּעִיפִי ta'ifi you f. sg. will propel | 🔊 תָּעִיפוּ ta'ifu you m. pl. will propel | 🔊 תָּעֵפְנָה ta'efna 🔊 תְּעִיפֶינָה te'ifena you f. pl. will propel In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תָּעִיפוּ ta'ifu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יָעִיף ya'if he / it will propel | 🔊 תָּעִיף ta'if she / it will propel | 🔊 יָעִיפוּ ya'ifu they m. will propel | 🔊 תָּעֵפְנָה ta'efna 🔊 תְּעִיפֶינָה te'ifena they f. will propel In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יָעִיפוּ ya'ifu | |
| Imperative | 🔊 הָעֵף! ha'ef! (to a man) propel! | 🔊 הָעִיפִי! ha'ifi! (to a woman) propel! | 🔊 הָעִיפוּ! ha'ifu! (to men) propel! | 🔊 הָעֵפְנָה! ha'efna! (to women) propel! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הָעִיפוּ! ha'ifu! | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לְהָעִיף leha'if to propel | ||||
| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 מוּעָף mu'af I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is propelled | 🔊 מוּעֶפֶת mu'efet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is propelled | 🔊 מוּעָפִים mu'afim we / you m. pl. / they m. are propelled | 🔊 מוּעָפוֹת mu'afot we / you f. pl. / they f. are propelled | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 הוּעַפְתִּי hu'afti I was propelled | 🔊 הוּעַפְנוּ hu'afnu we were propelled | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 הוּעַפְתָּ hu'afta you m. sg. were propelled | 🔊 הוּעַפְתְּ hu'aft you f. sg. were propelled | 🔊 הוּעַפְתֶּם hu'aftem you m. pl. were propelled The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הוּעַפְתֶּם hu'aftem | 🔊 הוּעַפְתֶּן hu'aften you f. pl. were propelled The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הוּעַפְתֶּן hu'aften | |
| 3rd | 🔊 הוּעַף hu'af he / it was propelled | 🔊 הוּעֲפָה hu'afa she / it was propelled | 🔊 הוּעֲפוּ hu'afu they were propelled | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אוּעַף u'af I will be propelled | 🔊 נוּעַף nu'af we will be propelled | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תּוּעַף tu'af you m. sg. will be propelled | 🔊 תּוּעֲפִי tu'afi you f. sg. will be propelled | 🔊 תּוּעֲפוּ tu'afu you m. pl. will be propelled | 🔊 תּוּעַפְנָה tu'afna 🔊 תּוּעָפֶינָה tu'afena you f. pl. will be propelled In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תּוּעֲפוּ tu'afu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יוּעַף yu'af he / it will be propelled | 🔊 תּוּעַף tu'af she / it will be propelled | 🔊 יוּעֲפוּ yu'afu they m. will be propelled | 🔊 תּוּעַפְנָה tu'afna 🔊 תּוּעָפֶינָה tu'afena they f. will be propelled In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יוּעֲפוּ yu'afu | |
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 מָעוֹףma'of | ע - ו - ף | Noun – miktal pattern, masculine | flight, hovering; imagination, vision |
| 🔊 עוֹףof | ע - ו - ף | Noun – masculine | 🐔🍗 chicken, fowl, poultry (as food); large bird |
| 🔊 לָעוּףla'uf | ע - ו - ף | Verb – pa'al | to fly (of birds, insects etc.), to go away |
| 🔊 לְעוֹפֵףle'ofef | ע - ו - ף | Verb – pi'el | to fly, to flutter |
| 🔊 לְהִתְעוֹפֵףlehit'ofef | ע - ו - ף | Verb – hitpa'el | to flutter, to fly |
| 🔊 תְּעוּפָהte'ufa | ע - ו - ף | Noun – tkula pattern, feminine | aviation |
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