iebes

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Maltese

Root
w-b-s
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic يَابِس (yābis). The initial /j/ was lost. Irregularities involving this consonant in initial position are common; compare jiena, jew with unetymological j-.

Pronunciation

Adjective

iebes (feminine singular iebsa, plural ibsin or ebsin, comparative ejbes)

  1. hard (not soft)
    Antonym: artab
  2. hard, harsh, severe
    Antonym: artab
  3. hard, difficult
    Antonyms: ħafif, faċli
  4. hard (demanding a lot of effort to endure)
    Antonyms: ħafif, faċli

Adverb

iebes

  1. harshly, severely