שאף

See also: שאָף

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־א־ף (sh-ʾ-p)
1 term

Verb

שָׁאַף • (sha'áf) (pa'al construction)

  1. to inhale
  2. to aspire

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׁאַף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לשאוף / לִשְׁאֹף
action noun שְׁאִיפָה
passive participle שָׁאוּף
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first שָׁאַפְתִּי שָׁאַפְנוּ
second שָׁאַפְתָּ שָׁאַפְתְּ שְׁאַפְתֶּם1 שְׁאַפְתֶּן1
third שָׁאַף שָׁאֲפָה שָׁאֲפוּ
present שׁוֹאֵף שׁוֹאֶפֶת שׁוֹאֲפִים שׁוֹאֲפוֹת
future first אֶשְׁאַף נִשְׁאַף
second תִּשְׁאַף תִּשְׁאֲפִי תִּשְׁאֲפוּ תִּשְׁאַפְנָה2
third יִשְׁאַף תִּשְׁאַף יִשְׁאֲפוּ תִּשְׁאַפְנָה2
imperative שְׁאַף שַׁאֲפִי שַׁאֲפוּ שְׁאַפְנָה2

1 Pronounced שָׁאַפְתֶּם and שָׁאַפְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  • “שאף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Yiddish

Noun

שאף • (shof)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of שאָף (shof).
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