פיוט

Hebrew

Root
פ־י־ט (p-y-ṭ)

Etymology

Medieval borrowing from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs).

Noun

פִּיּוּט • (piyút) m (plural indefinite פִּיּוּטִים, plural construct פִּיּוּטֵי־) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

1. (Judaism) a liturgical poem

Derived terms

• פַּיְטָן (paytán, “poet”)
• פייט (piyét, “to write poetry”)

Descendants

• → Dutch: pioet
• → English: piyyut

Further reading

• פיוט on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he