עיר

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Compare Ugaritic 𐎓𐎗 (ʿr, “city”) and perhaps Sumerian 𒌷 (iri or uru, “city”)

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /iʁ/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): [ʕiːʀ̟]
(file)

Noun

עִיר • ('ír) f (plural indefinite עָרִים‎, singular construct עִיר־, plural construct עָרֵי־‎)

city

Derived terms

הָעִיר הָלְּבָנָה‎ (ha'ír halevaná)
הָעִיר הָעַתִּיקָה‎ (ha'ír ha'atiká)
רֹאשׁ עִיר‎ m (rósh ír)
עירייה / עִירִיָּה‎ ('iriyá)
עִירוֹנִי‎ m ('ironí)

See also

כְּפָר‎ m (kfár)

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Semitic *ʕayr-.

Noun

עַיִר • ('áyir) m (plural indefinite עֲיָרִים‎, singular construct עִיר־, plural construct עִירֵי־‎)

donkey foal

Anagrams

יער‎

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