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עיר

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Aramaic

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Etymology

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Noun

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עִיר ('īrm

  1. a watcher
    • Tanach, Daniel 4:10, with the JPS 1917 translation (Sefaria):
      חָזֵה הֲוֵית בְּחֶזְוֵי רֵאשִׁי עַל־מִשְׁכְּבִי; וַאֲלוּ עִיר וְקַדִּישׁ מִן־שְׁמַיָּא נָחִת.
      I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from heaven.

Hebrew

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Etymology 1

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Compare Ugaritic 𐎓𐎗 (ʿr, city) and perhaps Sumerian 𒌷 (iri, uru, city).

The plural is derived from עָר (ar), which is of the same meaning and occurs in some biblical place names such as עָר מוֹאָב in Numbers 21:28.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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עִיר (irf (plural indefinite עָרִים, singular construct עִיר־, plural construct עָרֵי־)

  1. city
Declension
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Declension of עִיר
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite עִיר first עִירִי עִירֵנוּ
definite הָעִיר second עִירְךָ עִירֵךְ עִירְכֶם עִירְכֶן
construct עִיר־ third עִירוֹ עִירָהּ עִירָם עִירָן
plural indefinite עָרִים first עריי / עָרַי עָרֵינוּ
definite הָעָרִים second עָרֶיךָ ערייך / עָרַיִךְ עָרֵיכֶם עָרֵיכֶן
construct עָרֵי־ third עָרָיו עָרֶיהָ עָרֵיהֶם עָרֵיהֶן
Derived terms
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See also

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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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From Proto-West Semitic *ʕayr-.

Noun

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עַיִר (áyirm (plural indefinite עֲיָרִים, singular construct עִיר־, plural construct עִירֵי־)

  1. donkey foal

Anagrams

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