עסק

Aramaic

Verb

עסק • (transliteration needed)

1. to be difficult, to be troublesome

Hebrew

Root
ע־ס־ק (ʿ-s-q)

Etymology

• From biblical עֵשֶׂק (Genesis 26:20).

Noun

עֵסֶק • ('ések) m (plural indefinite עֲסָקִים)

1. business, enterprise; deal
2. concern, affair

Derived terms

• עיסקי / עִסְקִי ('iskí)
• אִישׁ עֲסָקִים (ísh asakím)

See also

• עשׂק (with Sin-punctuation)

References

• “עסק” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language