עכשיו

Hebrew

Etymology

Perhaps from עַד כְּשָׁעָה (ád k'sha'á) or עַד כְּשֶׁהוּא (ád k'shehú). Attested since Late Antiquity.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

עכשיו / עַכְשָׁו • ('akhsháv)

1. now

Synonyms

• (now): כָּעֵת (ka'ét), עַתָּה ('atá), כָּרֶגַע (karéga')

Derived terms

• עכשווי / עֲכְשָׁוִי (akhshaví)
• עכשוויות / עֲכְשָׁוִיּוּת (akhshaviyút)

References

• “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.