ייבש

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־ב־שׁ (y-b-sh)

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

Verb

ייבש / יִבֵּשׁ • (yibésh) (pi'el construction, passive counterpart יובש / יֻבַּשׁ)

1. (transitive) To dry, to dry out: to cause to become dry.

   ייבשתי את זה. — yibáshti et ze. — I dried it.

Usage notes

• 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

• (antonym(s) of “dry”): הִרְטִיב (hirtív)

Derived terms

• מייבש / מְיַבֵּשׁ (m'yabésh)