יש
See also: ־יש
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
Related to Aramaic אִית (ʾīṯ). Compare Arabic لَيْسَ (laysa, “to not be, there is not”).
Pronunciation edit
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Adverb edit
יֵשׁ • (yésh)
- there is or are; there exist(s); see usage notes below.
- יש פה… ― yesh po ― there is/are here...
- יש פה משהו ― yesh po máshehu ― there's something here
- (with לְ־ (l'-, “to”)) someone/something has; see usage notes below.
- לדוד יש אומץ. ― L’david yésh ómets. ― David has courage.
- (with an infinitive) It is important or necessary (to do something).
Usage notes edit
- This is a very common word that does not have a single simple English counterpart. It is however equivalent in meaning to есть in Russian. For a more comprehensive discussion of the grammar of this word, see the "Modern Hebrew grammar" article in Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Inflection edit
Inflection table
Non-personal-pronoun-including form | יֵשׁ (yésh) | |||
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Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Plural | ||
Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | |
First person | יֶשְׁנִי (yeshní) | יֶשְׁנֵנוּ (yeshnénu) | ||
Second person | יֶשְׁךָ (yesh'khá) | יֶשְׁנֵךְ (yeshnékh) | יֶשְׁכֶם (yesh'khém) | יֶשְׁכֶן (yesh'khén) |
Third person | יֶשְׁנוֹ (yeshnó) | יֶשְׁנָהּ (yeshnáh) | יֶשְׁנָם (yeshnám) | יֶשְׁנָן (yeshnán) |
Antonyms edit
- אֵין ('éin)
Derived terms edit
- יְשׁוּת (yeshút)
References edit
Interjection edit
יש! • (yésh!)
- Yes: used to express triumph or delight.
Noun edit
יֵשׁ • (yésh) m
- (philosophy, uncountable) Being, existence.
- (countable) Being, entity.
Antonyms edit
- אַיִן ('áyin)
Mozarabic edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin es. Compare Aragonese and Asturian yes, Portuguese és.
Verb edit
יש (yš)
Yiddish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Abbreviation of יין שׂרף (yayen soref), from Hebrew יַיִן (yáyin) + שרף.
Alternative forms edit
- י״ש (yash)
Noun edit
יש • (yash) m
Etymology 2 edit
From Hebrew יש (yesh, “there is”).
Noun edit
יש • (yesh) m
- entity, being, something substantial