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