התייבש

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
י־ב־שׁ (y-b-sh)

From the root י־ב־שׁ (y-b-sh); compare יָבֵשׁ (yavésh, dry).

Verb

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התייבש / הִתְיַבֵּשׁ (hityabésh) (hitpa'el construction)

  1. (intransitive) To dry, to dry out: to become dry.
    הבגדים מתייבשים.hab'gadím mityabshím.The clothes are drying.

Usage notes

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  • Unlike English dry, Hebrew הִתְיַבֵּשׁ is specifically used when a person or thing is becoming dry on its own. When one person or thing is drying another, the related transitive verb ייבש / יִבֵּשׁ (yibésh) is used.