ייבש
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| י־ב־שׁ (y-b-š) |
From the root י־ב־שׁ (y-b-sh); compare יָבֵשׁ (yavésh, “dry”).
Verb[edit]
ייבש / יִבֵּשׁ • (yibésh) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction, passive counterpart יובש / יֻבַּשׁ)
- (transitive) To dry, to dry out: to cause to become dry.
- ייבשתי את זה. — yibáshti et ze. — I dried it.
Usage notes[edit]
- Unlike English dry, Hebrew יִבֵּשׁ is specifically used when one person or thing is drying another. When a person or thing is becoming dry on its own, the related intransitive verb התייבש / הִתְיַבֵּשׁ (hityabésh) is used.
Antonyms[edit]
- (antonym(s) of "dry"): הִרְטִיב (hirtív)
Derived terms[edit]
- מייבש / מְיַבֵּשׁ (m'yabésh)