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

fatigue

References

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

Further reading

עייפות on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he