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]
Audio: (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־)