عسى

Arabic

Root
ع س ي (ʕ s y)
1 term

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.saː/

Verb

عَسَى • (ʕasā) I (non-past اِعْسِ (iʕsi), verbal noun ?)

  1. it is hoped [with non-past or أَن (ʔan, + subjunctive clause)]
    Synonyms: (rare) حَرَى (ḥarā), (rare) اِخْلَوْلَقَ (iḵlawlaqa)
    عَسَى ٱلْمُشْكِلَةُ تُحَلُّ.
    ʕasā l-muškilatu tuḥallu.
    I hope the problem will be resolved.
    عَسَى ٱلطَّالِبُ أَنْ يَنْجَحَ فِي ٱلاِمْتِحَانِ.
    ʕasā ṭ-ṭālibu ʔan yanjaḥa fī l-imtiḥāni.
    I hope the student succeeds in the exam.
    عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ ٱلْغَدُ أَفْضَلَ.
    ʕasā ʔan yakūna l-ḡadu ʔafḍala.
    Tomorrow is another day.
  2. to be near, to be possible, perhaps [with non-past or أَن (ʔan, + subjunctive clause)]
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 60:7:
      عَسَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَ الَّذِينَ عَادَيْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ مَوَدَّةً
      ʕasā al-lahu ʔan yajʕala baynakum wabayna llaḏīna ʕādaytum minhum mawaddatan
      Allah may bring about goodwill between you and those of them you hold as enemies.

Conjugation

This is a defective verb. It has only perfect (past) tense and isn't usually conjugated, but it can be:

Conjugation of عَسَى (I, final-weak, a ~ i, no passive, no non-past, verbal noun ?)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
?
?
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
عَاسٍ
ʕāsin
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m عَسَيْتُ
ʕasaytu
عَسَيْتَ
ʕasayta
عَسَى
ʕasā
عَسَيْتُمَا
ʕasaytumā
عَسَيَا
ʕasayā
عَسَيْنَا
ʕasaynā
عَسَيْتُمْ
ʕasaytum
عَسَوْا
ʕasaw
f عَسَيْتِ
ʕasayti
عَسَتْ
ʕasat
عَسَتَا
ʕasatā
عَسَيْتُنَّ
ʕasaytunna
عَسَيْنَ
ʕasayna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m
f
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m
f
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m
f
imperative
الْأَمْر
m اِعْسِ
iʕsi
اِعْسِيَا
iʕsiyā
اِعْسُوا
iʕsū
f اِعْسِي
iʕsī
اِعْسِينَ
iʕsīna

See also

(kāda and her sisters) كَادَ وَأَخَوَاتُهَا (kāda wa-ʔaḵawātuhā)