yāvēš יָבֵשׁ ‘to wither’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root

yāvēš v
1) to make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to be dry, be dried up, be without moisture
  1a2) to be dried up
 1b) (Piel) to make dry, dry up
 1c) (Hiphil)
  1c1) to dry up, make dry
1c1a) to dry up (water)
1c1b) to make dry, wither
1c1c) to exhibit dryness