Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root עצב

pattern KATUL

עָצוּב atzuv
עֲצוּבָה atzuva

sad, grieving

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
עָצוּב atzuv
עֲצוּבָה atzuva
עֲצוּבִים atzuvim
עֲצוּבוֹת atzuvot

Notes

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

See also

  • Noun – mekattel pattern, masculine מְעַצֵּב designer
  • Noun – kutla pattern, feminine עוּצְבָּה division (military)
  • Noun – kittul pattern, masculine עִיצּוּב design
  • Noun – ketel pattern, masculine עֶצֶב grief, sadness
  • Noun – katal pattern, masculine עָצָב nerve
  • Verb – nif'al לְהֵיעָצֵב to become gloomy, to become sad (lit.)
  • Verb – pi'el לְעַצֵּב to mould, to form, to shape, to design
  • Verb – hif'il לְהַעֲצִיב to sadden, to make someone sad
  • Verb – hitpa'el לְהִתְעַצֵּב to be sad, to be sorry; to be consolidated; to be formulated
  • Verb – pi'el לְעַצְבֵּב to innervate (anatomy)
  • Noun – katlut pattern, feminine עַצְבוּת sorrow, grief (lit.)
  • Noun עַצְבָּנוּת restlessness, anxiety, nervousness