אבל

See also: אָבֿל

Aramaic

Verb

אבל • (transliteration needed)

  1. to mourn, to lament

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Conjunction

אֲבָל • (avál)

  1. but
    אני רעב, אבל אין לי אוכל.
    ani ra'év, avál en li ókhel.
    I'm hungry, but I don't have food.
    אתם צריכים לעצור בסופר לקנות חלב, אבל אין לכם זמן
    atém tsrikhím la'atsór ba súper liqnót khaláv, avál en lakhém zman.
    You have to stop at the supermarket, but you don't have time.
  2. however, though
    מה עשיתי אבל?!
    ma asíti avál?!
    What did I do, though?!

Etymology 2

Root
א־ב־ל (ʾ-b-l)
2 terms

Pronunciation

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Noun

אֵבֶל • (évelm

  1. mourning, bereavement
Derived terms

Verb

אָבַל • (aval) (pa'al construction)

  1. (flowery) to bewail; to lament, to mourn
Conjugation
Conjugation of אָבַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לאבול / לֶאֱבֹל
action noun
passive participle
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first אָבַלְתִּי אָבַלְנוּ
second אָבַלְתָּ אָבַלְתְּ אֲבַלְתֶּם1 אֲבַלְתֶּן1
third אָבַל אָבְלָה אָבְלוּ
present אָבֵל אֲבֵלָה אֲבֵלִים אֲבֵלוֹת
future first אֶאֱבַל נֶאֱבַל
second תֶּאֱבַל תֶּאֶבְלִי תֶּאֶבְלוּ תֶּאֱבַלְנָה2
third יֶאֱבַל תֶּאֱבַל יֶאֶבְלוּ תֶּאֱבַלְנָה2
imperative אֱבַל אִבְלִי אִבְלוּ אֱבַלְנָה2

1 Pronounced אָבַלְתֶּם and אָבַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

Etymology 3

Root
א־ב־ל (ʾ-b-l)
2 terms

Noun

אָבֵל • (avelm

  1. a meadow, plain[1]

References