Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʕ)iˈjef/

Verb

עייף \ עִיֵּף • ‎('iyéf) ‎(pi'el construction)

1. to tire, to exhaust
2. (colloquial) to bore

Synonyms

• (to tire): הִתִּישׁ ‎(hitísh), קָרַע ‎(qará), עָיַף ‎('ayáf)

Etymology 2

From the root ע־י־פ ('-y-p); participle of Etymology 1.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʕ)aˈjef/

Adjective

עייף \ עָיֵף • ‎(ayéf) ‎(feminine עייפה \ עֲיֵפָה, masculine plural עייפים \ עֲיֵפִים, feminine plural עייפות \ עֲיֵפוֹת)

1. tired (in need of rest or sleep)

Etymology 3

From the root ע־י־פ ('-y-p); in the pa'ál construction.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ʕ)aˈjaf/

Verb

עָיַף • ‎('ayáf) ‎(pa'al construction)

1. (literary) to tire, to be made tired

Synonyms

• (to tire): הִתִּישׁ ‎(hitísh), קָרַע ‎(qará), עייף \ עִיֵּף ‎('iyéf)