קפא

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ק־פ־א (q-p-ʾ)
6 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

קָפָא • (kafá) (pa'al construction)

  1. to freeze
  2. to solidify
Conjugation
Conjugation of קָפָא (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לקפוא / לִקְפֹּא
action noun קְפִיאָה
passive participle קָפוּא
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first קָפָאתִי קָפָאנוּ
second קָפָאתָ קָפָאת קְפָאתֶם1 קְפָאתֶן1
third קָפָא קָפְאָה קָפְאוּ
present קוֹפֵא קוֹפֵאת קוֹפְאִים קוֹפְאוֹת
future first אֶקְפָּא נִקְפָּא
second תִּקְפָּא תִּקְפְּאִי תִּקְפְּאוּ תִּקְפֶּאנָה2
third יִקְפָּא תִּקְפָּא יִקְפְּאוּ תִּקְפֶּאנָה2
imperative קְפָא קִפְאִי קִפְאוּ קְפֶאנָה2

1 Pronounced קָפָאתֶם and קָפָאתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

Ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

Proper noun

קָפָּא • (káppa) f

  1. kappa (the tenth letter of the Greek alphabet)

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