עף

Hebrew

Root
ע־ו־ף (ʿ-w-p)
7 terms

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /af/, /ʔaf/
  • (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʕaf/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophones: אַף

Verb

עָף • (af) (pa'al construction)

  1. to fly (by one's own power, like a bird).
  2. (slang) to get out, to get lost

Conjugation

Conjugation of עָף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לָעוּף
action noun תְּעוּפָה
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first עַפְתִּי עַפְנוּ
second עַפְתָּ עַפְתְּ עַפְתֶּם עַפְתֶּן
third עָף עָפָה עָפוּ
present עָף עָפָה עָפִים עָפוֹת
future first אָעוּף נָעוּף
second תָּעוּף תָּעוּפִי תָּעוּפוּ תעופנה / תָּעֹפְנָה1
third יָעוּף תָּעוּף יָעוּפוּ תעופנה / תָּעֹפְנָה1
imperative עוּף עוּפִי עוּפוּ עופנה / עֹפְנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

See also

  • טָס (tas, “to fly, not by one's own power, on an airplane”)
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