לבש

See also: ל־ב־ש

Aramaic

Verb

לבש • (ləḇaš)

  1. to clothe oneself, to wear clothing

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ל־ב־שׁ (l-b-sh)
6 terms

Cognate with Arabic لَبَسَ (labasa, “to wear”) and Central Atlas Tamazight ⵍⵙ (ls, “to put on”). Its root ל־ב־ש (l-b-š) goes back to Proto-Afroasiatic *(l-)b-s.

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /laˈvaʃ/
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Verb

לָבַשׁ • (lavásh) (pa'al construction)

  1. (transitive) to wear (an article of clothing)
  2. (transitive) to put on (an article of clothing)

Usage notes

  • The verb לָבַשׁ (lavásh) is specific to clothing;
the verb נָעַל (na'ál) is used for shoes, sandals;
the verb חָבַשׁ (khavásh) for headwear, bandages;
the verb הִרְכִּיב (hirkív) for (sun)glasses;
the verb עָנַד (anád) for rings, bracelets, necklaces;
the verb שָׂם (sam) for gloves; and sometimes
the verb גָּרַב (garáv) for socks, stockings.

Conjugation

Conjugation of לָבַשׁ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive ללבוש / לִלְבֹּשׁ
action noun לְבִישָׁה
passive participle לָבוּשׁ
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first לָבַשְׁתִּי לָבַשְׁנוּ
second לָבַשְׁתָּ לָבַשְׁתְּ לְבַשְׁתֶּם1 לְבַשְׁתֶּן1
third לָבַשׁ לָבְשָׁה לָבְשׁוּ
present לוֹבֵשׁ לוֹבֶשֶׁת לוֹבְשִׁים לוֹבְשׁוֹת
future first אֶלְבַּשׁ נִלְבַּשׁ
second תִּלְבַּשׁ תִּלְבְּשִׁי תִּלְבְּשׁוּ תִּלְבַּשְׁנָה2
third יִלְבַּשׁ תִּלְבַּשׁ יִלְבְּשׁוּ תִּלְבַּשְׁנָה2
imperative לְבַשׁ לִבְשִׁי לִבְשׁוּ לְבַשְׁנָה2

1 Pronounced לָבַשְׁתֶּם and לָבַשְׁתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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