צען

Hebrew

Root
צ־ע־ן (ts-ʿ-n)
2 terms

Related to Aramaic טְעַן (ṭəʿan) and Arabic ظَعَنَ (ẓaʕana).

צָעַן • (tsa'án) (pa'al construction)

Conjugation of **צָעַן** (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לצעון / לִצְעֹן
		action noun		—
		passive participle		—

finite forms		m	f	m	f
past	first	צָעַנְתִּי		צָעַנּוּ
	second	צָעַנְתָּ	צָעַנְתְּ	צְעַנְתֶּם¹	צְעַנְתֶּן¹
	third	צָעַן	צָעֲנָה	צָעֲנוּ
present		צוֹעֵן	צוֹעֶנֶת	צוֹעֲנִים	צוֹעֲנוֹת
future	first	אֶצְעַן		נִצְעַן
	second	תִּצְעַן	תִּצְעֲנִי	תִּצְעֲנוּ	תִּצְעַנָּה²
	third	יִצְעַן	תִּצְעַן	יִצְעֲנוּ	תִּצְעַנָּה²
imperative	positive	צְעַן	צַעֲנִי	צַעֲנוּ	צְעַנָּה²
imperative	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ Pronounced צָעַנְתֶּם and צָעַנְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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Cardinal: צען (tsen) Ordinal: צענט (tsent) Fractional: צענטל (tsentl)

צען • (tsen)