עיר
Hebrew
editEtymology 1
editCompare Ugaritic 𐎓𐎗 (ʿr, “city”) and perhaps Sumerian 𒌷 (iri or uru, “city”)
Pronunciation
edit- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /iʁ/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): [ʕiːʀ̟]
Audio: (file)
Noun
editעִיר • ('ír) f (plural indefinite עָרִים, singular construct עִיר־, plural construct עָרֵי־)
Derived terms
edit- הָעִיר הָלְּבָנָה (ha'ír halevaná)
- הָעִיר הָעַתִּיקָה (ha'ír ha'atiká)
- רֹאשׁ עִיר m (rósh ír)
- עירייה / עִירִיָּה ('iriyá)
- עִירוֹנִי m ('ironí)
See also
edit- כְּפָר m (kfár)
Further reading
edit- עיר on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-West Semitic *ʕayr-.
Noun
editעַיִר • ('áyir) m (plural indefinite עֲיָרִים, singular construct עִיר־, plural construct עִירֵי־)