עכשיו
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps from עַד כְּשָׁעָה (ád k'sha'á) or עַד כְּשֶׁהוּא (ád k'shehú). Attested since Late Antiquity.
Pronunciation edit
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Adverb edit
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- עכשווי / עֲכְשָׁוִי (akhshaví)
- עכשוויות / עֲכְשָׁוִיּוּת (akhshaviyút)
References edit
- “עַכְשָׁו, עַכְשָׁיו” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 2 of 3 (ל to צ), →ISBN, page 979.