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عَسَى

ʿasā

Perhaps

আশা করা যায়

Root letters: ع س يAppears 30 times in the Qur'an#366 most frequentVerb (fiʿl)Verb form I
Learn it in lesson 37

About this word

Verb (fiʿl)Verb form IRoot letters: ع س ي

Tense forms — as used in the Qur'an

  • Past (māḍī)عَسَىٰٓ30 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • عَسَىٰٓperhapsʿasā · 10 times
  • عَسَىٰPerhapsʿasā · 6 times
  • عَسَىperhapsʿasā · 4 times
  • فَعَسَىٰٓthen perhapsfaʿasā · 3 times
  • وَعَسَىٰٓBut perhapswaʿasā · 2 times
  • عَسَيْتُمْyou perhapsʿasaytum · 2 times

Examples from the Qur'an

Say, "Perhaps it is close behind you [i.e., very near] - some of that for which you are impatient.

Surah 27:72 — Read full ayah

For those it is expected that Allāh will pardon them, and Allāh is ever Pardoning and Forgiving.

Surah 4:99 — Read full ayah

So would you perhaps, if you turned away, cause corruption on earth and sever your [ties of] relationship?

Surah 47:22 — Read full ayah