Arabic

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Root
ي ب س (y b s)
3 terms

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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.”)

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Descendants

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  • Swahili: yabisi

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ي ب س
2 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jaː.bis/, [ˈjæː.bɪs]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

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

  1. hard