זעף

Aramaic

Verb

זעף • (transliteration needed)

  1. to be indignant

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ז־ע־ף (z-ʿ-p)
1 term

Compare Arabic زَعَفَ (zaʕafa).

Verb

זָעַף • (za'áf) (pa'al construction)

  1. to be furious, to be angry
  2. (flowery) to be stormy

Conjugation

Conjugation of זָעַף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לזעוף / לִזְעֹף
action noun
passive participle זָעוּף
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first זָעַפְתִּי זָעַפְנוּ
second זָעַפְתָּ זָעַפְתְּ זְעַפְתֶּם1 זְעַפְתֶּן1
third זָעַף זָעֲפָה זָעֲפוּ
present זוֹעֵף זוֹעֶפֶת זוֹעֲפִים זוֹעֲפוֹת
future first אֶזְעַף נִזְעַף
second תִּזְעַף תִּזְעֲפִי תִּזְעֲפוּ תִּזְעַפְנָה2
third יִזְעַף תִּזְעַף יִזְעֲפוּ תִּזְעַפְנָה2
imperative זְעַף זַעֲפִי זַעֲפוּ זְעַפְנָה2

1 Pronounced זָעַפְתֶּם and זָעַפְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.