Verb – PI'EL
Root: ע - פ - ע - ף
The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
This word has a 4-letter root. The second and third letters of the root occupy the place reserved for the middle radical in the inflection model.
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| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 מְעַפְעֵף me'af'ef I / you m. sg. / he / it blink(s) | 🔊 מְעַפְעֶפֶת me'af'efet I / you f. sg. / she / it blink(s) | 🔊 מְעַפְעֲפִים me'af'afim we / you m. pl. / they m. blink | 🔊 מְעַפְעֲפוֹת me'af'afot we / you f. pl. / they f. blink | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 עִפְעַפְתִּי if'afti I blinked | 🔊 עִפְעַפְנוּ if'afnu we blinked | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 עִפְעַפְתָּ if'afta you m. sg. blinked | 🔊 עִפְעַפְתְּ if'aft you f. sg. blinked | 🔊 עִפְעַפְתֶּם if'aftem you m. pl. blinked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עִפְעַפְתֶּם if'aftem | 🔊 עִפְעַפְתֶּן if'aften you f. pl. blinked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עִפְעַפְתֶּן if'aften | |
| 3rd | 🔊 עִפְעֵף if'ef he / it blinked | 🔊 עִפְעֲפָה if'afa she / it blinked | 🔊 עִפְעֲפוּ if'afu they blinked | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֲעַפְעֵף a'af'ef I will blink | 🔊 נְעַפְעֵף ne'af'ef we will blink | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תְּעַפְעֵף te'af'ef you m. sg. will blink | 🔊 תְּעַפְעֲפִי te'af'afi you f. sg. will blink | 🔊 תְּעַפְעֲפוּ te'af'afu you m. pl. will blink | 🔊 תְּעַפְעֵפְנָה te'af'efna you f. pl. will blink In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּעַפְעֲפוּ te'af'afu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יְעַפְעֵף ye'af'ef he / it will blink | 🔊 תְּעַפְעֵף te'af'ef she / it will blink | 🔊 יְעַפְעֲפוּ ye'af'afu they m. will blink | 🔊 תְּעַפְעֵפְנָה te'af'efna they f. will blink In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְעַפְעֲפוּ ye'af'afu | |
| Imperative | 🔊 עַפְעֵף! af'ef! (to a man) blink! | 🔊 עַפְעֲפִי! af'afi! (to a woman) blink! | 🔊 עַפְעֲפוּ! af'afu! (to men) blink! | 🔊 עַפְעֵפְנָה! af'efna! (to women) blink! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 עַפְעֲפוּ! af'afu! | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לְעַפְעֵף le'af'ef to blink | ||||
| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 מְעֻפְעָף ~ מעופעף me'uf'af I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is blinked | 🔊 מְעֻפְעֶפֶת ~ מעופעפת me'uf'efet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is blinked | 🔊 מְעֻפְעָפִים ~ מעופעפים me'uf'afim we / you m. pl. / they m. are blinked | 🔊 מְעֻפְעָפוֹת ~ מעופעפות me'uf'afot we / you f. pl. / they f. are blinked | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 עֻפְעַפְתִּי ~ עופעפתי uf'afti I was blinked | 🔊 עֻפְעַפְנוּ ~ עופעפנו uf'afnu we were blinked | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 עֻפְעַפְתָּ ~ עופעפת uf'afta you m. sg. were blinked | 🔊 עֻפְעַפְתְּ ~ עופעפת uf'aft you f. sg. were blinked | 🔊 עֻפְעַפְתֶּם ~ עופעפתם uf'aftem you m. pl. were blinked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עֻפְעַפְתֶּם ~ עופעפתם uf'aftem | 🔊 עֻפְעַפְתֶּן ~ עופעפתן uf'aften you f. pl. were blinked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עֻפְעַפְתֶּן ~ עופעפתן uf'aften | |
| 3rd | 🔊 עֻפְעַף ~ עופעף uf'af he / it was blinked | 🔊 עֻפְעֲפָה ~ עופעפה uf'afa she / it was blinked | 🔊 עֻפְעֲפוּ ~ עופעפו uf'afu they were blinked | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֲעֻפְעַף ~ אעופעף a'uf'af I will be blinked | 🔊 נְעֻפְעַף ~ נעופעף ne'uf'af we will be blinked | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תְּעֻפְעַף ~ תעופעף te'uf'af you m. sg. will be blinked | 🔊 תְּעֻפְעֲפִי ~ תעופעפי te'uf'afi you f. sg. will be blinked | 🔊 תְּעֻפְעֲפוּ ~ תעופעפו te'uf'afu you m. pl. will be blinked | 🔊 תְּעֻפְעַפְנָה ~ תעופעפנה te'uf'afna you f. pl. will be blinked In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּעֻפְעֲפוּ ~ תעופעפו te'uf'afu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יְעֻפְעַף ~ יעופעף ye'uf'af he / it will be blinked | 🔊 תְּעֻפְעַף ~ תעופעף te'uf'af she / it will be blinked | 🔊 יְעֻפְעֲפוּ ~ יעופעפו ye'uf'afu they m. will be blinked | 🔊 תְּעֻפְעַפְנָה ~ תעופעפנה te'uf'afna they f. will be blinked In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְעֻפְעֲפוּ ~ יעופעפו ye'uf'afu | |
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 עַפְעַַףaf'af | ע - פ - ע - ף | Noun | eyelid |
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