عسى

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.saː/

عَسَى • (ʕasā) I (non-past اِعْسِ (iʕsi), verbal noun ?)

1. it is hoped [with nominative or clitic] [with non-past or أَن (ʔan, + subjunctive clause)]

   Synonyms: (rare) حَرَى (ḥarā), (rare) اِخْلَوْلَقَ (iḵlawlaqa)

   عَسَى ٱلْمُشْكِلَةُ تُحَلُّ.

   ʕasā l-muškilatu tuḥallu.

   I hope the problem will be resolved.

   عَسَتِ ٱلْمُشْكِلَةُ تُحَلُّ.

   ʕasati l-muškilatu tuḥallu.

   I hope the problem will be resolved.

   عَسَى ٱلْمُشْكِلَةُ أَنْ تُحَلَّ.

   ʕasā l-muškilatu ʔan tuḥalla.

   I hope the problem will be resolved.

   عَسَتِ ٱلْمُشْكِلَةُ أَنْ تُحَلَّ.

   ʕasati l-muškilatu ʔan tuḥalla.

   I hope the problem will be resolved.

   عَسَى أَخَوَاتِي أَنْ يَدُخُلْنَ جَامِعَةً.

   ʕasā ʔaḵawātī ʔan yaduḵulna jāmiʕatan.

   I hope my sisters will enroll into a university.

   عَسَتْ أَخَوَاتِي أَنْ يَدُخُلْنَ جَامِعَةً.

   ʕasat ʔaḵawātī ʔan yaduḵulna jāmiʕatan.

   I hope my sisters will enroll into a university.

   عَسَى أَخَوَاتِي يَدُخُلْنَ جَامِعَةً.

   ʕasā ʔaḵawātī yaduḵulna jāmiʕatan.

   I hope my sisters will enroll into a university.

   عَسَتْ أَخَوَاتِي يَدُخُلْنَ جَامِعَةً.

   ʕasat ʔaḵawātī yaduḵulna jāmiʕatan.

   I hope my sisters will enroll into a university.

   عَسَى ٱلطَّالِبُ أَنْ يَنْجَحَ فِي ٱلاِمْتِحَانِ.

   ʕasā ṭ-ṭālibu ʔan yanjaḥa fī l-imtiḥāni.

   I hope the student succeeds in the exam.

   عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ ٱلْغَدُ أَفْضَلَ.

   ʕasā ʔan yakūna l-ḡadu ʔafḍala.

   Tomorrow is another day.

   عَسَى الوَطَنُ أَنْ يَدُومَ عِزُّهُ!

   ʕasā al-waṭanu ʔan yadūma ʕizzuhu!

   May homeland's glory last!

   عَسَى الوَطَنُ يَدُومُ عِزُّهُ!

   ʕasā al-waṭanu yadūmu ʕizzuhu!

   May homeland's glory last!

   عَسَى أَنْ يَنْجَحَ الطُّلَّابُ!

   ʕasā ʔan yanjaḥa ṭ-ṭullābu!

   May the students succeed!

   عَسَاكُمْ بِخَيْرٍ. ― ʕasākum biḵayrin. ― I wish you all the best.

   عَسَاكُمْ تَنْجَحُونَ. ― ʕasākum tanjaḥūna. ― I wish you success.

   عَسَاكُمْ أَنْ تَنْجَحُوا. ― ʕasākum ʔan tanjaḥū. ― I wish you success.

   عَسَاكُمْ أَنْ تَطُولَ حَيَوَاتُكُمْ.

   ʕasākum ʔan taṭūla ḥayawātukum.

   I wish you live long.

   عَسَاكُمْ تَطُولُ حَيَوَاتُكُمْ.

   ʕasākum taṭūlu ḥayawātukum.

   I wish you live long.

   الرِّجَالُ عَسَى أَنْ يَنْجَحُوا

   ar-rijālu ʕasā ʔan yanjaḥū

   May the men succeed.

   الرِّجَالُ عَسَوْا أَنْ يَنْجَحُوا

   ar-rijālu ʕasaw ʔan yanjaḥū

   May the men succeed.

   عَسَوْا أَنْ يَنْجَحُوا ― ʕasaw ʔan yanjaḥū ― May they succeed.

   عَسَى أَنْ يَنْجَحُوا ― ʕasā ʔan yanjaḥū ― May they succeed.

   الرِّجَالُ عَسَى أَنْ تَطُولَ حَيَوَاتُهُمْ

   ar-rijālu ʕasā ʔan taṭūla ḥayawātuhum

   May men's lives last long.

   الرِّجَالُ عَسَوْا أَنْ تَطُولَ حَيَوَاتُهُمْ

   ar-rijālu ʕasaw ʔan taṭūla ḥayawātuhum

   May men's lives last long.

   عَسَى أَنْ تَطُولَ حَيَوَاتُهُمْ

   ʕasā ʔan taṭūla ḥayawātuhum

   May their lives last long.

   عَسَوْا أَنْ تَطُولَ حَيَوَاتُهُمْ

   ʕasaw ʔan taṭūla ḥayawātuhum

   May their lives last long.

2. to be near, to be possible, perhaps [with nominative or clitic] [with non-past or أَن (ʔan, + subjunctive clause)]
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 60:7:

     عَسَى اللَّهُ أَنْ يَجْعَلَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَ الَّذِينَ عَادَيْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ مَوَدَّةً

     ʕasā al-lahu ʔan yajʕala baynakum wabayna llaḏīna ʕādaytum minhum mawaddatan

     Allah may bring about goodwill between you and those of them you hold as enemies.

This is a defective verb. It has only perfect (past) tense and isn't usually conjugated, but it can be:

(kāda and her sisters) كَادَ وَأَخَوَاتُهَا (kāda wa-ʔaḵawātuhā)

• Verbs of imminence: أَوْشَكَ (ʔawšaka) · كَادَ (kāda) · كَرَبَ (karaba) ^[edit]
• Inchoative verbs: أَخَذَ (ʔaḵaḏa) · أَقْبَلَ (ʔaqbala) · أَنْشَأَ (ʔanšaʔa) · بَدَأَ (badaʔa) · جَعَلَ (jaʕala) · شَرَعَ (šaraʕa) · طَفِقَ (ṭafiqa) · قَامَ (qāma) ^[edit]
• Verbs of hope: اِخْلَوْلَقَ (iḵlawlaqa) · حَرَى (ḥarā) · عَسَى (ʕasā) ^[edit]