Inflection of אָב

Noun – masculine

Meaning

father

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Forms without pronominal affixes

	Singular	Plural
Absolute state	🔊 אָב av father	🔊 אָבוֹת avot fathers
Construct state	🔊 אֲבִי־ avi- 🔊 אַב־ av- father of ...	🔊 אֲבוֹת־ avot- fathers of ...

Forms with pronominal affixes

Noun number	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	1st	🔊 אָבִי avi my father		🔊 אָבִינוּ avinu our father
	2nd	🔊 אָבִיךָ avicha your m. sg. father	🔊 אָבִיךְ avich your f. sg. father	🔊 אֲבִיכֶם avichem your m. pl. father	🔊 אֲבִיכֶן avichen your f. pl. father
	3rd	🔊 אָבִיו aviv his / its father	🔊 אָבִיהָ aviha her / its father	🔊 אֲבִיהֶם avihem their m. father	🔊 אֲבִיהֶן avihen their f. father
Plural	1st	🔊 אֲבוֹתַי ~ אבותיי avotay my fathers		🔊 אֲבוֹתֵינוּ avoteinu our fathers
	2nd	🔊 אֲבוֹתֶיךָ avotecha your m. sg. fathers	🔊 אֲבוֹתַיִךְ ~ אבותייך avotayich your f. sg. fathers	🔊 אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם avoteichem your m. pl. fathers	🔊 אֲבוֹתֵיכֶן avoteichen your f. pl. fathers
	3rd	🔊 אֲבוֹתָיו avotav his / its fathers	🔊 אֲבוֹתֶיהָ avoteha her / its fathers	🔊 אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם avoteihem their m. fathers	🔊 אֲבוֹתֵיהֶן avoteihen their f. fathers