עוה

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Hebrew

Root
ע־ו־ה (ʿ-w-h)
1 term

Etymology

From the root ע־ו־ה (ʿ-w-h), forming words relating to twisting, distorting, bending. Related to the root א־ו־ה ('-w-h), forming words relating to desire and lust. Related to the Arabic root غ و ي (ḡ w y). Cognate with Arabic أَغْوَى (ʔaḡwā, “to lure, to tempt”), Arabic غَوَى (ḡawā, “to bend, to curve”), and Aramaic עויא (ʿiwyā, ʿawyā, “perversity, sin”).

Pronunciation

Verb

עִוָּה • (ʿiva) (pi'el construction, infinitive לְעַוּוֹת, future יְעַוֶּה)

  1. to twist, to distort

Conjugation

Conjugation of עיוה / עִוָּה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first עיויתי / עִוִּיתִי עיוינו / עִוִּינוּ
second עיוית / עִוִּיתָ עיוית / עִוִּית עיויתם / עִוִּיתֶם עיויתן / עִוִּיתֶן
third עיוה / עִוָּה עיותה / עִוְּתָה עיוו / עִוּוּ
present מְעַוֶּה מְעַוָּה מְעַוִּים מְעַוּוֹת
future first אֲעַוֶּה נְעַוֶּה
second תְּעַוֶּה תְּעַוִּי תְּעַוּוּ תְּעַוֶּינָה1
third יְעַוֶּה תְּעַוֶּה יְעַוּוּ תְּעַוֶּינָה1
imperative עַוֵּה עַוִּי עַוּוּ עַוֶּינָה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

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