עייפות

Hebrew

Root
ע־י־ף (ʿ-y-p)
3 terms

Etymology

From עייף (ayéf, “tired”) +‎ ־וּת (-út, “-ness”).

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕa.jiˈpuːt/, [ʕa.jeˈɸuːθ]
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕa.jeːˈfuːθ/ [ʕaː.jeːˈfuːθ]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕa.jeˈfuθ/ [ʕæː.jeːˈfuːθ]
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ŋa.jeˈfut/ (West), /ʕa.jeˈfut/ (East)
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)a.jeːˈfus/, /(ʔ)a.jejˈfus/, /ŋa.jeːˈfus/, /ŋa.jejˈfus/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)a.jeˈfut/, /ʕa.jeˈfut/

Noun

עייפות / עַיֵפוּת • (ayefút) f

1. fatigue

References

• “עייפות” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• עייפות on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he