אפשר

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Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Root
א־פ־שׁ־ר (ʾ-p-sh-r)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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אֶפְשָׁר (efshár)

  1. (impersonal) Possible: being a possibility; not impossible.
  2. (impersonal) Possible, permitted, allowed.
Usage notes
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  • This adjective is often used "impersonally", that is, without a personal subject.
Derived terms
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Adverb

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אֶפְשָׁר (efshár)

  1. (Ashkenazi Hebrew) perhaps, maybe
    Synonym: אוּלַי (ulái)

Descendants

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  • Yiddish: אפֿשר (efsher)

References

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  • אפשר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Etymology 2

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From the root א־פ־שׁ־ר ('-p-sh-r), extracted from the above.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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אִפְשֵׁר (ifshér) (pi'el construction)

  1. (transitive) To permit: to enable, to make possible.
  2. (transitive) To permit (an action): to grant permission for.
Usage notes
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  • The verbs אִפְשֵׁר (ifshér, to permit), הִרְשָׁה (hirshá, to allow), and נָתַן (natán, to let) are all synonymous in denotation, but vary in their level of formality.
Conjugation
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Synonyms
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Yiddish

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Adverb

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אפשר (efsher)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of אפֿשר (efsher).