שיר

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־י־ר (sh-y-r)

Compare Arabic شِعر.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃiʁ/

Noun

שִׁיר • (shir) m (plural indefinite שִׁירִים, singular construct שִׁיר־, plural construct שִׁירֵי־)

1. a song
2. a poem

Derived terms

• שִׁיר עֶרֶשׂ (shir éres)

References

• H7892 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

Noun

שְׁיָר • (shyár) m

1. defective spelling of שייר

Anagrams

• שרי

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שִׁיר (shir, “poem, song”).

Pronunciation

• (Northeastern, Poylish) IPA^(key): [ʃɪʁ]

Noun

שיר • (shir) m, plural שירים (shirem)

1. song

Synonyms

• ליד (lid), זינגליד (zinglid)
• זאַנג (zang)
• שירה (shire)