ציפורה

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• צפרה (defective)
• צפורה (partly defective)

Etymology

From ציפור / צִפּוֹר (tzipór) + ־ה (-á).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /tsi.poˈʁa/ (properly), IPA^(key): /tsiˈpo.ʁa/ (commonly)

Noun

ציפורה / צִפּוֹרָה • (tsiporá) f

1. (poetic) a bird
   • 1891, Hayim Nahman Bialik, To the Bird 1–2:

     שָׁלוֹם רָב שׁוּבֵךְ, צִפֹּרָה נֶחְמֶדֶת, \ מֵאַרְצוֹת הַחֹם אֶל־חַלּוֹנִי –

     Welcome back to my window lovely bird, / On your return from the warm lands to my window –

Proper noun

ציפורה / צִפֹּרָה • (tzipora) f

1. a female given name
2. (specifically) Zipporah, the Biblical wife of Moses.

Derived terms

• צִיפִּי (tzípi)