אפשר

See also: אפֿשר‎

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
א־פ־שׁ־ר‎ (ʾ-p-š-r)

Pronunciation

Adjective

אֶפְשַׁר • (efshár)

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

Adverb

אֶפְשַׁר • (efshár)

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

Descendants

  • → Yiddish: אפֿשר‎ (efsher)

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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
  • 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.
Synonyms

Yiddish

Adverb

אפשר • (efsher)

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