يابس

Arabic
Root
ي ب س (y-b-s)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jaː.bis/

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/, [ˈjæː.bɪs]
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Adjective

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

  1. hard
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