عسى

Arabic

Root
ع س ي (ʕ-s-y)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.saː/

Verb

عَسَى • (ʕasā)

1. it is hoped (with following non-past or with أَن (ʔan) + subjunctive)

   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 following non-past or with أَن (ʔan) + subjunctive)
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 60:7:

     عَسَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَ الَّذِينَ عَادَيْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ مَوَدَّةً

     ʕasā al-lahu ʔan yajʕala baynakum wabayna allaḏīna 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:

	singular	dual	plural
1st person	عَسَيْتُ (ʕasaytu)	عَسَيْنَا (ʕasaynā)
2nd person m	عَسَيْتَ (ʕasayta)	عَسَيْتُمَا (ʕasaytumā)	عَسَيْتُمْ (ʕasaytum)
2nd person f	عَسَيْتِ (ʕasayti)		عَسَيْتُنَّ (ʕasaytunna)
3rd person m	عَسَى (ʕasā)	عَسَيَا (ʕasayā)	عَسَوْا (ʕasaw)
3rd person f	عَسَتْ (ʕasat)	عَسَتَا (ʕasatā)	عَسَيْنَ (ʕasayna)