See also: إيش, ايش, ایش, آیش, and أيش

Arabic

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Etymology

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Of the root ء ي س (ʔ-y-s), from يَئِسَ (yaʔisa) by metathesis.

Verb

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أَيِسَ (ʔayisa) I, non-past يَأْيَسُ‎ (yaʔyasu)

  1. to give up hope, to despair
    Synonyms: يَئِسَ (yaʔisa), قَنِطَ (qaniṭa)
    Antonyms: رَجَا (rajā), أَمَلَ (ʔamala)
  2. to become barren, to despair of the recurrence of the menstrual flux
  3. to become soft, to become pliant

Conjugation

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