Verb – PI'EL
Root: ע - פ - ע - ף
The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
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 | מְעַפְעֵף me'af'ef I / you m. sg. / he / it blink(s) | מְעַפְעֶפֶת me'af'efet I / you f. sg. / she / it blink(s) | מְעַפְעֲפִים me'af'afim we / you m. pl. / they m. blink | מְעַפְעֲפוֹת me'af'afot we / you f. pl. / they f. blink | |
Past tense | 1st | עִפְעַפְתִּי if'afti I blinked | עִפְעַפְנוּ if'afnu we blinked | ||
2nd | עִפְעַפְתָּ if'afta you m. sg. blinked | עִפְעַפְתְּ if'aft you f. sg. blinked | עִפְעַפְתֶּם if'aftem you m. pl. blinked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: עִפְעַפְתֶּם if'aftem | עִפְעַפְתֶּן if'aften you f. pl. blinked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: עִפְעַפְתֶּן if'aften | |
3rd | עִפְעֵף if'ef he / it blinked | עִפְעֲפָה if'afa she / it blinked | עִפְעֲפוּ if'afu they blinked | ||
Future tense | 1st | אֲעַפְעֵף a'af'ef I will blink | נְעַפְעֵף ne'af'ef we will blink | ||
2nd | תְּעַפְעֵף te'af'ef you m. sg. will blink | תְּעַפְעֲפִי te'af'afi you f. sg. will blink | תְּעַפְעֲפוּ te'af'afu you m. pl. will blink | תְּעַפְעֵפְנָה te'af'efna you f. pl. will blink In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּעַפְעֲפוּ te'af'afu | |
3rd | יְעַפְעֵף ye'af'ef he / it will blink | תְּעַפְעֵף te'af'ef she / it will blink | יְעַפְעֲפוּ ye'af'afu they m. will blink | תְּעַפְעֵפְנָה te'af'efna they f. will blink In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְעַפְעֲפוּ ye'af'afu | |
Imperative | עַפְעֵף! af'ef! (to a man) blink! | עַפְעֲפִי! af'afi! (to a woman) blink! | עַפְעֲפוּ! af'afu! (to men) blink! | עַפְעֵפְנָה! af'efna! (to women) blink! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: עַפְעֲפוּ! af'afu! | |
Infinitive | לְעַפְעֵף le'af'ef to blink |
Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
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Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Present tense / Participle | מְעֻפְעָף ~ מעופעף me'uf'af I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is blinked | מְעֻפְעֶפֶת ~ מעופעפת me'uf'efet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is blinked | מְעֻפְעָפִים ~ מעופעפים me'uf'afim we / you m. pl. / they m. are blinked | מְעֻפְעָפוֹת ~ מעופעפות me'uf'afot we / you f. pl. / they f. are blinked | |
Past tense | 1st | עֻפְעַפְתִּי ~ עופעפתי uf'afti I was blinked | עֻפְעַפְנוּ ~ עופעפנו uf'afnu we were blinked | ||
2nd | עֻפְעַפְתָּ ~ עופעפת uf'afta you m. sg. were blinked | עֻפְעַפְתְּ ~ עופעפת uf'aft you f. sg. were blinked | עֻפְעַפְתֶּם ~ עופעפתם uf'aftem you m. pl. were blinked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: עֻפְעַפְתֶּם ~ עופעפתם uf'aftem | עֻפְעַפְתֶּן ~ עופעפתן uf'aften you f. pl. were blinked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: עֻפְעַפְתֶּן ~ עופעפתן uf'aften | |
3rd | עֻפְעַף ~ עופעף uf'af he / it was blinked | עֻפְעֲפָה ~ עופעפה uf'afa she / it was blinked | עֻפְעֲפוּ ~ עופעפו uf'afu they were blinked | ||
Future tense | 1st | אֲעֻפְעַף ~ אעופעף a'uf'af I will be blinked | נְעֻפְעַף ~ נעופעף ne'uf'af we will be blinked | ||
2nd | תְּעֻפְעַף ~ תעופעף te'uf'af you m. sg. will be blinked | תְּעֻפְעֲפִי ~ תעופעפי te'uf'afi you f. sg. will be blinked | תְּעֻפְעֲפוּ ~ תעופעפו te'uf'afu you m. pl. will be blinked | תְּעֻפְעַפְנָה ~ תעופעפנה te'uf'afna you f. pl. will be blinked In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּעֻפְעֲפוּ ~ תעופעפו te'uf'afu | |
3rd | יְעֻפְעַף ~ יעופעף ye'uf'af he / it will be blinked | תְּעֻפְעַף ~ תעופעף te'uf'af she / it will be blinked | יְעֻפְעֲפוּ ~ יעופעפו ye'uf'afu they m. will be blinked | תְּעֻפְעַפְנָה ~ תעופעפנה te'uf'afna they f. will be blinked In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְעֻפְעֲפוּ ~ יעופעפו ye'uf'afu |
Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
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עַפְעַַף | ע - פ - ע - ף | Noun | eyelid |
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