עפעף

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ע־פ־ע־ף‎ (ʿ-p-ʿ-p)

Compare Ugaritic 𐎓𐎔𐎓𐎔 (ʿpʿp, “pupil”).

Noun

עַפְעַף • ('af'áf) m (dual indefinite עפעפיים \ עַפְעַפַּיִם‎)

eyelid

Declension

Declension of עַפְעַף

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
	State	Form	Person	m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	עַפְעַף	first	עַפְעַפִּי‎		עַפְעַפֵּנוּ‎
	definite	הָעַפְעַף‎	second	עַפְעַפְּךָ‎	עַפְעַפֵּךְ‎	עַפְעַפְּכֶם‎	עַפְעַפְּכֶן‎
	construct	עַפְעַף־	third	עַפְעַפּוֹ‎	עַפְעַפָּהּ‎	עַפְעַפָּם‎	עַפְעַפָּן‎
dual	indefinite	עפעפיים / עַפְעַפַּיִם‎	first	עפעפיי / עַפְעַפַּי‎		עַפְעַפֵּינוּ‎
	definite	העפעפיים / הָעַפְעַפַּיִם‎	second	עַפְעַפֶּיךָ‎	עפעפייך / עַפְעַפַּיִךְ‎	עַפְעַפֵּיכֶם‎	עַפְעַפֵּיכֶן‎
	construct	עַפְעַפֵּי־‎	third	עַפְעַפָּיו‎	עַפְעַפֶּיהָ‎	עַפְעַפֵּיהֶם‎	עַפְעַפֵּיהֶן‎

References

“עפעף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

עפעף on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

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