קריה

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Hebrew

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic قَرْيَة (qarya, city, town). Compare with Phoenician 𐤒𐤀𐤓𐤕 (trʾq, qʾrt, city).

Noun

קִרְיָה (kiryáf (plural indefinite קְרָיוֹת, singular construct קִרְיַת־, plural construct קִרְיוֹת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]

  1. campus, complex
  2. (literary) city, town

Derived terms