עף

Hebrew

Root
ע־ו־ף (ʿ-w-p)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /af/, /ʔaf/
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕaf/

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• Homophones: אַף

Verb

עָף • (af) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to fly (by one's own power, like a bird).
2. (slang) to get out, to get lost

Conjugation

Conjugation of עָף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לָעוּף action noun: תְּעוּפָה
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	עַפְתִּי		עַפְנוּ
	second	עַפְתָּ	עַפְתְּ	עַפְתֶּם	עַפְתֶּן
	third	עָף	עָפָה	עָפוּ
present		עָף	עָפָה	עָפִים	עָפוֹת
future	first	אָעוּף		נָעוּף
	second	תָּעוּף	תָּעוּפִי	תָּעוּפוּ	תעופנה / תָּעֹפְנָה1
	third	יָעוּף	תָּעוּף	יָעוּפוּ	תעופנה / תָּעֹפְנָה1
imperative		עוּף	עוּפִי	עוּפוּ	עופנה / עֹפְנָה1
notes		Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

• כַּדּוּרְעָף (kadur'áf)
• עוּף מִפֹּה (uf mipó)

See also

• טָס (tas, “to fly, not by one's own power, on an airplane”)