H3286 יָעַף yâʻaph → Root

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Root of the יעף yâʻaph family (3 members).

To become weary, grow exhausted, or lose strength, especially from exertion, labor, or travel. Also to weaken or make weary. The primary usage is of individuals or groups becoming physically or emotionally fatigued, occasionally extending metaphorically to animals or troops. In some instances, the niphal form reflects a passive sense of being worn out or spent.

Etymology Root יָעַף (יעף), a verb of Semitic origin. The root conveys the notion of weariness or fatigue, often as a result of physical activity or arduous effort. The actual verb consistently means to be or become weary, not specifically to fly, despite associations of weariness with flight in poetic passages.

Reflexes · not yet grouped by proto-form

Language	Word	Meaning
Chokwe	-yava	weaken
Herero	-yapa	become tired
Kikongo	-yala	become weak
Kimbundu	-yapa	tire, faint
Lingala	-yeba	weaken (rare gloss)
Lunda	-yapa	tire
Umbundu	-yava	become weak

Family members (2)

Lexemes that inherit from this canonical via the SilexRoot family or an additional inheritance edge. Tags show the cognate-propagation status.

H3288 יְעָף yᵉʻâph unset
Physical or mental weariness, especially fatigue experienced after exertion or journeying. The term can also denote a st
H8443 תּוֹעָפָה tôwʻâphâh unset
Physical or metaphorical strength, power, or might; sometimes used to indicate abundance or substance, especially in the

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