צחק

Aramaic

צְחַק • (ṣ'ḥaq)

Root
צ־ח־ק (ts-kh-q)

Compare Arabic ضَحِكَ (ḍaḥika). Related also to שָׂחַק.

צָחַק • (tsakhák) (pa'al construction)

Conjugation of צָחַק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לצחוק / לִצְחֹק action noun: — passive participle: —
finite forms		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	צָחַקְתִּי		צָחַקְנוּ
	second	צָחַקְתָּ	צָחַקְתְּ	צְחַקְתֶּם¹	צְחַקְתֶּן¹
	third	צָחַק	צָחֲקָה	צָחֲקוּ
present		צוֹחֵק	צוֹחֶקֶת	צוֹחֲקִים	צוֹחֲקוֹת
future	first	אֶצְחַק		נִצְחַק
	second	תִּצְחַק	תִּצְחֲקִי	תִּצְחֲקוּ	תִּצְחַקְנָה²
	third	יִצְחַק	תִּצְחַק	יִצְחֲקוּ	תִּצְחַקְנָה²
imperative		צְחַק	צַחֲקִי	צַחֲקוּ	צְחַקְנָה²
notes		Pronounced צָחַקְתֶּם and צָחַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.