אפשר

See also: אפֿשר

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־פ־שׁ־ר (ʾ-p-sh-r)
4 terms

Pronunciation

Adjective

אֶפְשָׁר • (efshár)

  1. (impersonal) Possible: being a possibility; not impossible.
  2. (impersonal) Possible, permitted, allowed.
Usage notes
  • This adjective is often used "impersonally", that is, without a personal subject.
Derived terms

Adverb

אֶפְשָׁר • (efshár)

  1. (Ashkenazi Hebrew) perhaps, maybe
    Synonym: אוּלַי (ulái)

Descendants

  • → Yiddish: אפֿשר (efsher)

References

  • “אפשר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Etymology 2

From the root א־פ־שׁ־ר ('-p-sh-r), extracted from the above.

Pronunciation

Verb

אִפְשֵׁר • (ifshér) (pi'el construction)

  1. (transitive) To permit: to enable, to make possible.
  2. (transitive) To permit (an action): to grant permission for.
Usage notes
  • The verbs אִפְשֵׁר (ifshér, “to permit”), הִרְשָׁה (hirshá, “to allow”), and נָתַן (natán, “to let”) are all synonymous in denotation, but vary in their level of formality.
Conjugation
Conjugation of איפשר / אִפְשֵׁר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לְאַפְשֵׁר
action noun איפשור / אִפְשׁוּר
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first איפשרתי / אִפְשַׁרְתִּי איפשרנו / אִפְשַׁרְנוּ
second איפשרת / אִפְשַׁרְתָּ איפשרת / אִפְשַׁרְתְּ איפשרתם / אִפְשַׁרְתֶּם איפשרתן / אִפְשַׁרְתֶּן
third איפשר / אִפְשֵׁר איפשרה / אִפְשְׁרָה איפשרו / אִפְשְׁרוּ
present מְאַפְשֵׁר מְאַפְשֶׁרֶת מְאַפְשְׁרִים מְאַפְשְׁרוֹת
future first אֲאַפְשֵׁר נְאַפְשֵׁר
second תְּאַפְשֵׁר תְּאַפְשְׁרִי תְּאַפְשְׁרוּ תְּאַפְשֵׁרְנָה1
third יְאַפְשֵׁר תְּאַפְשֵׁר יְאַפְשְׁרוּ תְּאַפְשֵׁרְנָה1
imperative אַפְשֵׁר אַפְשְׁרִי אַפְשְׁרוּ אַפְשֵׁרְנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

Yiddish

Adverb

אפשר • (efsher)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of אפֿשר (efsher).
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