iebes

Etymology
From. The initial was lost. Irregularities involving this consonant in initial position are common; compare, with unetymological j-.

Adjective

 * 1) hard not soft
 * 2) hard, harsh, severe
 * 3) hard, difficult
 * 4) hard demanding a lot of effort to endure
 * 1) hard, difficult
 * 2) hard demanding a lot of effort to endure
 * 1) hard demanding a lot of effort to endure

Adverb

 * 1) harshly, severely