ייבש

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־ב־שׁ‎

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

Verb

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

(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

(dry): הִרְטִיב‎ (hirtív)

Derived terms

מייבש \ מְיַבֵּשׁ‎ (m'yabésh)

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