לבש

See also: ל־ב־ש‎

Aramaic

Verb

לבש • (ləḇaš)

  1. to clothe oneself, to wear clothing

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
ל־ב־שׁ‎ (l-b-š)

From the root ל־ב־ש‎ (l-b-š), from Proto-Afroasiatic *(l-)b-s. Cognate with Arabic لَبَسَ‎ (labasa, “to wear”) and Central Atlas Tamazight ⵍⵙ (ls, “to put on”).

Pronunciation
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /laˈvaʃ/
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Verb

לָבַשׁ • (lavásh) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. (transitive) To wear (an article of clothing).
  2. (transitive) To put on (an article of clothing).

Usage notes
  • The verb לָבַשׁ‎ (lɔvášh) is specific to clothing;
the verb נָעַל‎ (nɔʿál) is used for shoes, sandals;
the verb חָבַשׁ‎ (kḥɔvášh) for headwear, bandages;
the verb הִרְכִּיב‎ (hirkív) for (sun)glasses;
the verb עָנַד‎ (ʿɔnáđ) for rings, bracelets, necklaces;
the verb שָׂם‎ (sɔ́m) for gloves; and sometimes
the verb גָּרַב‎ (gɔráv) for socks, stockings.

Conjugation
Conjugation of לָבַשׁ‎ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: ללבוש / לִלְבֹּשׁ‎
  • action noun: לְבִישָׁה‎
  • passive participle: לָבוּשׁ‎
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first לָבַשְׁתִּי‎לָבַשְׁנוּ‎
second לָבַשְׁתָּ‎לָבַשְׁתְּ‎לְבַשְׁתֶּם‎1לְבַשְׁתֶּן‎1
third לָבַשׁ‎לָבְשָׁה‎לָבְשׁוּ‎
present לוֹבֵשׁ‎לוֹבֶשֶׁת‎לוֹבְשִׁים‎לוֹבְשׁוֹת‎
future first אֶלְבַּשׁ‎נִלְבַּשׁ‎
second תִּלְבַּשׁ‎תִּלְבְּשִׁי‎תִּלְבְּשׁוּ‎תִּלְבַּשְׁנָה‎2
third יִלְבַּשׁ‎תִּלְבַּשׁ‎יִלְבְּשׁוּ‎תִּלְבַּשְׁנָה‎2
imperative לְבַשׁ‎לִבְשִׁי‎לִבְשׁוּ‎לְבַשְׁנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced לָבַשְׁתֶּם‎ and לָבַשְׁתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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