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יש

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See also: ־יש

Hebrew

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Etymology

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Related to Aramaic אִית (ʾīṯ). Compare Arabic لَيْسَ (laysa, to not be, there is not).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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יֵשׁ (yésh)

  1. there is or are; there exist(s); see usage notes below.
    יש פה…yesh pothere is/are here...
    יש פה משהוyesh po máshehuthere's something here
  2. (with לְ־ (l'-, to)) someone/something has; see usage notes below.
    לדוד יש אומץ.L’david yésh ómets.David has courage.
  3. (with an infinitive) It is important or necessary (to do something).

Usage notes

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  • This is a very common word that does not have a single simple English counterpart. It is however equivalent in meaning to есть in Russian. For a more comprehensive discussion of the grammar of this word, see the "Modern Hebrew grammar" article in Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Inflection

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Inflection table
Base form יֵשׁ (yésh)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f m f
1st person יֶשְׁנִי (yeshní) יֶשְׁנֵנוּ (yeshnénu)
2nd person יֶשְׁךָ (yesh'khá) יֶשְׁנֵךְ (yeshnékh) יֶשְׁכֶם (yesh'khém) יֶשְׁכֶן (yesh'khén)
3rd person יֶשְׁנוֹ (yeshnó) יֶשְׁנָהּ (yeshnáh) יֶשְׁנָם (yeshnám) יֶשְׁנָן (yeshnán)

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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Interjection

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יש!‏ (yésh!)

  1. Yes: used to express triumph or delight.

Noun

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יֵשׁ (yéshm

  1. (philosophy, uncountable) Being, existence.
  2. (countable) Being, entity.

Antonyms

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Mozarabic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin es. Compare Aragonese and Asturian yes, Portuguese és.

Verb

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יש ()

  1. be (second-person singular present indicative)
    • c. 1100, Kharja H2, section 1:
      גאר שיש דבינה
      gʔr š dbynh
      Tell (me) if you are a fortune-teller

Yiddish

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Etymology 1

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Abbreviation of יין שׂרף (yayen soref), from Hebrew יַיִן (yáyin) + שרף.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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יש (yashm

  1. liquor, especially brandy or whisky

Etymology 2

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From Hebrew יש (yesh, there is).

Noun

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יש (yeshm

  1. entity, being, something substantial