מספיק

Hebrew

Root
ס־פ־ק (s-p-q)

Etymology

The adverb sense presumably derives from the verb sense, and the interjection sense from the adverb sense.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

מַסְפִּיק • (maspík)

1. Enough, sufficiently.
   • 2007, Amittai Asher, Barak Gavizon (lyrics and music), “מליון פעם [A million times]”, in אח יפני [Japanese brother]‎^[1], performed by Malkat HaPlakat:

     מספיק קשה לומר "הכל בסדר"
     מספיק קשה לומר, אבל נכון

     Maspík kashé lomár "hakól beséder"
     Maspík kashé lomár, avál nakhón

     It's hard enough to say "everything's all right"
     It's hard enough to say, but it's true

Interjection

מַסְפִּיק • (maspík)

1. Enough; that's enough.

Synonyms

• די (dái)
• חלס (ḥálas)

Verb

מַסְפִּיק • (maspík)

1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of הִסְפִּיק (hispík).