عص

عص

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ص ص‎

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕasˤsˤ/, [ʕɑsˤ]

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Verb

عصّ • (ʕaṣṣ) (form I, present بعصّ‎ (biʕoṣṣ))

1. to squeeze

   Synonym: عصر‎ (ʕaṣar)

2. to press

   Synonyms: ضغط‎ (ḍaḡaṭ), كبس‎ (kabas)

3. to pressure (someone to do something)

   Synonyms: ضغط‎ (ḍaḡaṭ), شدّ‎ (šadd)

Conjugation

Conjugation of عصّ (ʕaṣṣ)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	عصّيت‎ (ʕaṣṣēt)	عصّيت‎ (ʕaṣṣēt)	عصّ (ʕaṣṣ)		عصّينا‎ (ʕaṣṣēna)	عصّيتو‎ (ʕaṣṣētu)	عصّو‎ (ʕaṣṣu)
	f		عصّيتي‎ (ʕaṣṣēti)	عصّت‎ (ʕaṣṣat)
present	m	بعصّ‎ (baʕoṣṣ)	بتعصّ‎ (bitʕoṣṣ)	بعصّ‎ (biʕoṣṣ)		منعصّ‎ (minʕoṣṣ)	بتعصّو‎ (bitʕoṣṣu)	بعصّو‎ (biʕoṣṣu)
	f		بتعصّي‎ (bitʕoṣṣi)	بتعصّ‎ (bitʕoṣṣ)
subjunctive	m	اعصّ‎ (aʕoṣṣ)	تعصّ‎ (tʕoṣṣ)	يعصّ‎ (yʕoṣṣ)		نعصّ‎ (nʕoṣṣ)	تعصّو‎ (tʕoṣṣu)	يعصّو‎ (yʕoṣṣu)
	f		تعصّي‎ (tʕoṣṣi)	تعصّ‎ (tʕoṣṣ)
imperative	m		عصّ (ʕoṣṣ)				عصّو‎ (ʕoṣṣu)
	f		عصّي‎ (ʕoṣṣi)