יאור

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־א־ר (y-ʾ-r)
1 term

From earlier *yoʔr-, borrowed from Egyptian


(jtrw, “river, the Nile”). The word was borrowed into Hebrew after the shift of Egyptian /t/ to /ʔ/, which is attested from the 18th Dynasty onward in the form of the alternative spelling jrw. Cognate with Demotic ⁠⁠⁠⁠ (yr, “river, canal”) and Coptic ⲉⲓⲟⲟⲣ (eioor, “canal”).

Pronunciation

Noun

יְאוֹר / יְאֹר • (ye'ór) m (plural indefinite יְאוֹרִים)

  1. A river, stream, or canal, especially in Egypt, especially the Nile.

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