יבש

יבש • (transliteration needed)

1. to be dry

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jaˈveʃ/

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יָבֵשׁ • (yavésh) (feminine יְבֵשָׁה, masculine plural יְבֵשִׁים, feminine plural יְבֵשׁוֹת) [pattern: קָטֵל]

1. Dry, arid: not wet; lacking moisture or humidity.

   האישה הולכת לחפש ענפים יבשים

   the woman goes out in search of dry branches

2. (slang) Dry, boring, dull.
3. (by extension, of a person) Thirsty.

יִבֵּשׁ • (yibésh) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of ייבש.

• מייבש / מְיַבֵּשׁ (meyabésh)
• יַבֶּשֶׁת (yabéshet)

• י־ב־ש, י־ש־ב, ישב, שבי