אפילו

See also: אַפֿילו‎

Hebrew

Etymology

Blend of אף‎ (even) +‎ אילו‎ (if)

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /afiˈlu/

Preposition

אפילו \ אֲפִלּוּ • (afilú)

even (emphasizing comparison or extreme example)
‏אני לא האדם החכם בעולם אבל אפילו אני יודע שהשמש עולה במזרח.‎‎
aní lo ha-'adám ha-khakhám ba-olám avál afilú aní yodéa sheha-shémesh olá bamizrákh.
I'm not the smartest man in the world but even I know the sun rises in the east.

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