ספרות

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ס־פ־ר (s-p-r)
17 terms

Formed in Medieval Hebrew as סֵפֶר (séfer, book) +‎ ־וּת (-út).

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /sifˈʁut/
  • Audio:(file) Note: this pronunciation may be nonstandard or incorrect: pronunciation safrut not sifrut

Noun

סִפְרוּת • (sifrútf (no plural forms, singular construct סִפְרוּת־)

  1. literature

Derived terms

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “סִפְרוּת”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 456a
  • ספרות” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Noun

סְפָרוֹת • (s'farót)

  1. plural indefinite form of סִפְרָה (sifrá)