צעק

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־ע־ק (ts-ʿ-q)
3 terms

Close to זָעַק (za'ák) and potentially to צָחַק (tsakhák, “laugh”), שָׂחַק (sakhák), שָׁאַג (sha'ág, “roar”).

Pronunciation

Verb

צָעַק • (tsa'ák) (pa'al construction)

  1. to shout, to yell
    אין טעם לצעוק כי הוא לא ישמע. ― There is no point yelling because he will not hear.

Conjugation

Conjugation of צָעַק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לצעוק / לִצְעֹק
action noun צְעִיקָה
passive participle —
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first צָעַקְתִּי צָעַקְנוּ
second צָעַקְתָּ צָעַקְתְּ צְעַקְתֶּם1 צְעַקְתֶּן1
third צָעַק צָעֲקָה צָעֲקוּ
present צוֹעֵק צוֹעֶקֶת צוֹעֲקִים צוֹעֲקוֹת
future first אֶצְעַק נִצְעַק
second תִּצְעַק תִּצְעֲקִי תִּצְעֲקוּ תִּצְעַקְנָה2
third יִצְעַק תִּצְעַק יִצְעֲקוּ תִּצְעַקְנָה2
imperative צְעַק צַעֲקִי צַעֲקוּ צְעַקְנָה2

1 Pronounced צָעַקְתֶּם and צָעַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

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