אפילו

See also: אַפֿילו

Hebrew

Etymology

From אַף (af, “even”) +‎ אילו / אִלּוּ (ílu, “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.

Descendants

→ Judeo-Arabic: אפילו (afəllu) (Algiers), אפילו (afillo) (Fez)
→ Ladino: afilú
→ Yiddish: אַפֿילו (afile)

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