ܝܒܫ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܝ ܒ ܫ (y b š)
6 terms

From Aramaic יְבֵשׁ (yəḇeš); compare Arabic يَبِسَ (yabisa), Hebrew יִבֵּשׁ (yibésh, “to dry”) and הִתְיַבֵּשׁ (hityabésh, “to go dry, dry out”)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [jɑːweʃː]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [jaːvɪʃ]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [jaːwɪʃ], [waːjɪʃ]

Verb

ܝܵܒ݂ܸܫ • (yāḇiš) (present participle ܝܒ݂ܵܫܵܐ (ḇāšā), past participle ܝܒ݂ܝܼܫܵܐ (ḇīšā))

1. (intransitive) to dry out, become dry

   ܢܲܗܪܵܐ ܒܸܬ ܝܵܒ݂ܹܫ ܐܸܕܩܲܝܛܵܐ. ― nahrā bit yāḇēš idqayṭā. ― The river will dry out this summer.

2. (intransitive) to wither, shrivel

   ܐܝܼܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ ܘܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܝܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܡ̣ܢ ܥܸܠܲܬ ܚܲܣܝܼܪܘܼܬܵܐ ܕܡܸܛܪܵܐ.

   īlānē w-habbāḇē ḇīš lhōn min ˁillat ḥasīrūtā d-miṭrā.

   The trees and the flowers withered due to a lack of rain.

3. (intransitive, figurative) to freeze up, become paralyzed, stop suddenly due to surprise, fear, anxiety, etc.

   ܟܸܕ ܟܸܡ ܚܵܙܹܝܢ ܠܹܗ ܝܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ ܒܕܘܼܟܬ݂ܝܼ ― kid kim ḥāzēn lēh ḇīš lī bdukṯī ― When I saw him, I froze up in my spot.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܝܵܒ݂ܹܫ (yāḇēš)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܝܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܝܼ (ḇīš lī)	ܝܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ḇīš lūḵ)	ܝܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܹܗ (ḇīš lēh)	ܝܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܲܢ (ḇīš lan)	ܝܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḇīš lāwḵōn)	ܝܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ḇīš lhōn)
	f		ܝܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ḇīš lāḵ)	ܝܒ݂ܝܼܫ ܠܵܗ̇ (ḇīš lāh)
non-past	m	ܝܵܒ݂ܫܹܢ (yāḇšēn)	ܝܵܒ݂ܫܹܬ (yāḇšēt)	ܝܵܒ݂ܹܫ (yāḇēš)	ܝܵܒ݂ܫܲܚ (yāḇšaḥ)	ܝܵܒ݂ܫܝܼܬܘܿܢ (yāḇšītōn)	ܝܵܒ݂ܫܝܼ (yāḇšī)
	f	ܝܵܒ݂ܫܵܢ (yāḇšān)	ܝܵܒ݂ܫܵܬܝ (yāḇšāt)	ܝܵܒ݂ܫܵܐ (yāḇšā)
imperative	m		ܝܒ݂ܘܿܫ (ḇōš)			ܝܒ݂ܘܿܫܘܼܢ (ḇōšūn)
	f		ܝܒ݂ܘܿܫܝ (ḇōš)

Synonyms

• ܒܵܪܹܙ (bārēz)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “dry”): ܬܵܪܹܐ (tārē), ܬܵܠܹܠ (tālēl), ܪܵܛܹܒ݂ (rāṭēḇ)