עיר
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Compare 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]
(file)
Noun[edit]
עִיר • ('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)
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-West Semitic *ʕayr-.
Noun[edit]
עַיִר • ('áyir) m (plural indefinite עֲיָרִים, singular construct עִיר־, plural construct עִירֵי־)