אפילו

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See also: אַפֿילו

Hebrew

Etymology

From אַף (af, even) +‎ אילו / אִלּוּ (ílu, if).

Pronunciation

Preposition

אפילו / אֲפִלּוּ (afílu)

  1. even (emphasizing comparison or extreme example)
    אני לא האדם החכם בעולם אבל אפילו אני יודע שהשמש עולה במזרח.
    aní lo ha-'adám ha-khakhám ba-olám avál afílu aní yodéa sheha-shémesh olá bamizrákh.
    I'm not the smartest man in the world but even I know the sun rises in the east.

Descendants

  • Judeo-Arabic: אפילו (afəllu) (Algiers), אפילו (afillo) (Fez)
  • Ladino: afilú
  • Yiddish: אַפֿילו (afile)