עצר

Aramaic

Verb

עצר (transliteration needed)

  1. to trample
  2. to squeeze, to press

Hebrew

Root
ע־צ־ר

Verb

עָצַר (atsár) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נֶעֱצַר)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) To stop, to stop moving, to halt, to stop the motion of. (See usage note below.)
    • לי בירן, תני לי אויר
      תני לו אויר וכל העולם יעצור כי את איתי, טמונה בליבי
  2. To arrest.

Usage notes

  • Hebrew has two words corresponding to English stop: עצר and הִפְסִיק (hifsík). The former pertains to motion; more explicitly, it means "(intransitive) To halt, to stop moving" or "(transitive) To halt, to stop the motion of". The latter pertains to other actions or events; more explicitly, it means "(transitive) To cease, to desist, to terminate."

Conjugation

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