Verb – PI'EL
Root: א - פ - י - ן
The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
The final radical of this word can assimilate with the suffix in inflected forms.
This word has a 4-letter root. The second and third letters of the root occupy the place reserved for the middle radical in the inflection model.
Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
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Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Present tense / Participle | מְאַפְיֵן ~ מאפיין me'afyen I / you m. sg. / he / it characterise(s) | מְאַפְיֶנֶת ~ מאפיינת me'afyenet I / you f. sg. / she / it characterise(s) | מְאַפְיְנִים ~ מאפיינים me'afyenim we / you m. pl. / they m. characterise | מְאַפְיְנוֹת ~ מאפיינות me'afyenot we / you f. pl. / they f. characterise | |
Past tense | 1st | אִפְיַנְתִּי ~ אפיינתי ifyanti I characterised | אִפְיַנּוּ ~ אפיינו ifyannu we characterised | ||
2nd | אִפְיַנְתָּ ~ אפיינת ifyanta you m. sg. characterised | אִפְיַנְתְּ ~ אפיינת ifyant you f. sg. characterised | אִפְיַנְתֶּם ~ אפיינתם ifyantem you m. pl. characterised The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: אִפְיַנְתֶּם ~ אפיינתם ifyantem | אִפְיַנְתֶּן ~ אפיינתן ifyanten you f. pl. characterised The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: אִפְיַנְתֶּן ~ אפיינתן ifyanten | |
3rd | אִפְיֵן ~ אפיין ifyen he / it characterised | אִפְיְנָה ~ אפיינה ifyena she / it characterised | אִפְיְנוּ ~ אפיינו ifyenu they characterised | ||
Future tense | 1st | אֲאַפְיֵן ~ אאפיין a'afyen I will characterise | נְאַפְיֵן ~ נאפיין ne'afyen we will characterise | ||
2nd | תְּאַפְיֵן ~ תאפיין te'afyen you m. sg. will characterise | תְּאַפְיְנִי ~ תאפייני te'afyeni you f. sg. will characterise | תְּאַפְיְנוּ ~ תאפיינו te'afyenu you m. pl. will characterise | תְּאַפְיֵנָּה ~ תאפיינה te'afyenna you f. pl. will characterise In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּאַפְיְנוּ ~ תאפיינו te'afyenu | |
3rd | יְאַפְיֵן ~ יאפיין ye'afyen he / it will characterise | תְּאַפְיֵן ~ תאפיין te'afyen she / it will characterise | יְאַפְיְנוּ ~ יאפיינו ye'afyenu they m. will characterise | תְּאַפְיֵנָּה ~ תאפיינה te'afyenna they f. will characterise In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְאַפְיְנוּ ~ יאפיינו ye'afyenu | |
Imperative | אַפְיֵן! ~ אפיין! afyen! (to a man) characterise! | אַפְיְנִי! ~ אפייני! afyeni! (to a woman) characterise! | אַפְיְנוּ! ~ אפיינו! afyenu! (to men) characterise! | אַפְיֵנָּה! ~ אפיינה! afyenna! (to women) characterise! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: אַפְיְנוּ! ~ אפיינו! afyenu! | |
Infinitive | לְאַפְיֵן ~ לאפיין le'afyen to characterise |
Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
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Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Present tense / Participle | מְאֻפְיָן ~ מאופיין me'ufyan I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is characterised | מְאֻפְיֶנֶת ~ מאופיינת me'ufyenet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is characterised | מְאֻפְיָנִים ~ מאופיינים me'ufyanim we / you m. pl. / they m. are characterised | מְאֻפְיָנוֹת ~ מאופיינות me'ufyanot we / you f. pl. / they f. are characterised | |
Past tense | 1st | אֻפְיַנְתִּי ~ אופיינתי ufyanti I was characterised | אֻפְיַנּוּ ~ אופיינו ufyannu we were characterised | ||
2nd | אֻפְיַנְתָּ ~ אופיינת ufyanta you m. sg. were characterised | אֻפְיַנְתְּ ~ אופיינת ufyant you f. sg. were characterised | אֻפְיַנְתֶּם ~ אופיינתם ufyantem you m. pl. were characterised The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: אֻפְיַנְתֶּם ~ אופיינתם ufyantem | אֻפְיַנְתֶּן ~ אופיינתן ufyanten you f. pl. were characterised The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: אֻפְיַנְתֶּן ~ אופיינתן ufyanten | |
3rd | אֻפְיַן ~ אופיין ufyan he / it was characterised | אֻפְיְנָה ~ אופיינה ufyena she / it was characterised | אֻפְיְנוּ ~ אופיינו ufyenu they were characterised | ||
Future tense | 1st | אֲאֻפְיַן ~ אאופיין a'ufyan I will be characterised | נְאֻפְיַן ~ נאופיין ne'ufyan we will be characterised | ||
2nd | תְּאֻפְיַן ~ תאופיין te'ufyan you m. sg. will be characterised | תְּאֻפְיְנִי ~ תאופייני te'ufyeni you f. sg. will be characterised | תְּאֻפְיְנוּ ~ תאופיינו te'ufyenu you m. pl. will be characterised | תְּאֻפְיַנָּה ~ תאופיינה te'ufyanna you f. pl. will be characterised In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּאֻפְיְנוּ ~ תאופיינו te'ufyenu | |
3rd | יְאֻפְיַן ~ יאופיין ye'ufyan he / it will be characterised | תְּאֻפְיַן ~ תאופיין te'ufyan she / it will be characterised | יְאֻפְיְנוּ ~ יאופיינו ye'ufyenu they m. will be characterised | תְּאֻפְיַנָּה ~ תאופיינה te'ufyanna they f. will be characterised In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְאֻפְיְנוּ ~ יאופיינו ye'ufyenu |
Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
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אוֹפְייָן | א - פ - ה | Noun – masculine | characteristic |
לְהִתְאַפְייֵן | א - פ - י - ן | Verb – hitpa'el | to be characterised |
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