ספרות
Hebrew
Etymology
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 • (sifrút) f (no plural forms, singular construct סִפְרוּת־)
Derived terms
- סִפְרוּתִי (sifrutí, “literary”)
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)
- plural indefinite form of סִפְרָה (sifrá)