עייף

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From the root ע־י־פ‎ ('-y-p); in the pi'él construction.

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʕ)iˈjef/

Verb

עייף \ עִיֵּף • ('iyéf) (pi'el construction)

to tire, to exhaust
(colloquial) to bore

Synonyms

(to tire): הִתִּישׁ‎ (hitísh), קָרַע‎ (qará), עָיַף‎ ('ayáf)

Etymology 2

From the root ע־י־פ‎ ('-y-p); participle of Etymology 1.

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʕ)aˈjef/

Adjective

עייף \ עָיֵף • (ayéf) (feminine עייפה \ עֲיֵפָה‎, masculine plural עייפים \ עֲיֵפִים‎, feminine plural עייפות \ עֲיֵפוֹת‎)

tired (in need of rest or sleep)

Etymology 3

From the root ע־י־פ‎ ('-y-p); in the pa'ál construction.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /(ʕ)aˈjaf/

Verb

עָיַף • ('ayáf) (pa'al construction)

(literary) to tire, to be made tired

Synonyms

(to tire): הִתִּישׁ‎ (hitísh), קָרַע‎ (qará), עייף \ עִיֵּף‎ ('iyéf)

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