אשפז

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
א־שׁ־פ־ז (ʾ-sh-p-z)
2 terms

Denominated from Aramaic אֻשְׁפִּיזָא (inn), which ultimately derives from Latin hospitium and therefore shares a common origin with English hospital.

Pronunciation

Verb

אִשְׁפֵּז • (ishpéz) (pi'el construction, passive counterpart אֻשְׁפַּז)

  1. to hospitalize
    הוא עבר תאונת דרכים קשה והוא מאושפז במצב בינוני.
    He suffered a serious car accident and is hospitalized in moderate condition.

Conjugation

Conjugation of אישפז / אִשְׁפֵּז (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לְאַשְׁפֵּז
action noun אישפוז / אִשְׁפּוּז
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first אישפזתי / אִשְׁפַּזְתִּי אישפזנו / אִשְׁפַּזְנוּ
second אישפזת / אִשְׁפַּזְתָּ אישפזת / אִשְׁפַּזְתְּ אישפזתם / אִשְׁפַּזְתֶּם אישפזתן / אִשְׁפַּזְתֶּן
third אישפז / אִשְׁפֵּז אישפזה / אִשְׁפְּזָה אישפזו / אִשְׁפְּזוּ
present מְאַשְׁפֵּז מְאַשְׁפֶּזֶת מְאַשְׁפְּזִים מְאַשְׁפְּזוֹת
future first אֲאַשְׁפֵּז נְאַשְׁפֵּז
second תְּאַשְׁפֵּז תְּאַשְׁפְּזִי תְּאַשְׁפְּזוּ תְּאַשְׁפֵּזְנָה1
third יְאַשְׁפֵּז תְּאַשְׁפֵּז יְאַשְׁפְּזוּ תְּאַשְׁפֵּזְנָה1
imperative אַשְׁפֵּז אַשְׁפְּזִי אַשְׁפְּזוּ אַשְׁפֵּזְנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “אשׁפז”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 59a
  • אשפז” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language