يابس

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Arabic

Root
ي ب س (y b s)
3 terms

Pronunciation

Adjective

يَابِس • (yābis) (common plural يُبَّس (yubbas), masculine plural يَابِسُونَ (yābisūna), feminine plural يَابِسَات (yābisāt))

  1. dry
    Antonym: رَطْب (raṭb)
    لَا تَكُنْ رَطْبًا فَتُعْصَرَ وَلَا يَابِسًا فَتُكْسَرَ.
    lā takun raṭban fatuʕṣara walā yābisan fatuksara.
    Be flexible, but firm; Like an egg, if it's held too tightly, it breaks, and if it's held too loosely, it will slip from grasp.
    (literally, “Do not be wet so that you should be pressed, nor dry so that you should break.”)

Declension

Declension of adjective يَابِس (yābis)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal يَابِس
yābis 		الْيَابِس
al-yābis 		يَابِسَة
yābisa 		الْيَابِسَة
al-yābisa
Nominative يَابِسٌ
yābisun 		الْيَابِسُ
al-yābisu 		يَابِسَةٌ
yābisatun 		الْيَابِسَةُ
al-yābisatu
Accusative يَابِسًا
yābisan 		الْيَابِسَ
al-yābisa 		يَابِسَةً
yābisatan 		الْيَابِسَةَ
al-yābisata
Genitive يَابِسٍ
yābisin 		الْيَابِسِ
al-yābisi 		يَابِسَةٍ
yābisatin 		الْيَابِسَةِ
al-yābisati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal يَابِسَيْن
yābisayn 		الْيَابِسَيْن
al-yābisayn 		يَابِسَتَيْن
yābisatayn 		الْيَابِسَتَيْن
al-yābisatayn
Nominative يَابِسَانِ
yābisāni 		الْيَابِسَانِ
al-yābisāni 		يَابِسَتَانِ
yābisatāni 		الْيَابِسَتَانِ
al-yābisatāni
Accusative يَابِسَيْنِ
yābisayni 		الْيَابِسَيْنِ
al-yābisayni 		يَابِسَتَيْنِ
yābisatayni 		الْيَابِسَتَيْنِ
al-yābisatayni
Genitive يَابِسَيْنِ
yābisayni 		الْيَابِسَيْنِ
al-yābisayni 		يَابِسَتَيْنِ
yābisatayni 		الْيَابِسَتَيْنِ
al-yābisatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal يَابِسِين‎; يُبَّس
yābisīn‎; yubbas 		الْيَابِسِين‎; الْيُبَّس
al-yābisīn‎; al-yubbas 		يَابِسَات‎; يُبَّس
yābisāt‎; yubbas 		الْيَابِسَات‎; الْيُبَّس
al-yābisāt‎; al-yubbas
Nominative يَابِسُونَ‎; يُبَّسٌ
yābisūna‎; yubbasun 		الْيَابِسُونَ‎; الْيُبَّسُ
al-yābisūna‎; al-yubbasu 		يَابِسَاتٌ‎; يُبَّسٌ
yābisātun‎; yubbasun 		الْيَابِسَاتُ‎; الْيُبَّسُ
al-yābisātu‎; al-yubbasu
Accusative يَابِسِينَ‎; يُبَّسًا
yābisīna‎; yubbasan 		الْيَابِسِينَ‎; الْيُبَّسَ
al-yābisīna‎; al-yubbasa 		يَابِسَاتٍ‎; يُبَّسًا
yābisātin‎; yubbasan 		الْيَابِسَاتِ‎; الْيُبَّسَ
al-yābisāti‎; al-yubbasa
Genitive يَابِسِينَ‎; يُبَّسٍ
yābisīna‎; yubbasin 		الْيَابِسِينَ‎; الْيُبَّسِ
al-yābisīna‎; al-yubbasi 		يَابِسَاتٍ‎; يُبَّسٍ
yābisātin‎; yubbasin 		الْيَابِسَاتِ‎; الْيُبَّسِ
al-yābisāti‎; al-yubbasi

Descendants

  • → Swahili: yabisi

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ي ب س
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic يَابس. Equivalent to the active participle of يبس (yibis, “to dry out”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jaː.bis/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

يابس • (yābes) (feminine يابسة (yābse), common plural يابسين (yābsīn), elative أيبس (ʔaybas))

  1. hard
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