עיר
Hebrew
Etymology 1
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
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): [ʕiːʀ̟]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)iʁ/
Audio: (file)
Noun
עִיר • (ir) f (plural indefinite עָרִים, singular construct עִיר־, plural construct עָרֵי־)
Declension
| 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
- הָעִיר הַלְּבָנָה (ha'ír halevaná)
- הָעִיר הָעַתִּיקָה (ha'ír ha'atiká)
- עִיר בִּירָה (ír birá)
- עִירוֹנִי m (ironí)
- עירייה / עִירִיָּה (iriyá)
- רֹאשׁ עִיר m (rósh ír)
See also
- כְּפָר m (kfar)
Further reading
- עיר on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Etymology 2
From Proto-West Semitic *ʕayr-.
Noun
עַיִר • (áyir) m (plural indefinite עֲיָרִים, singular construct עִיר־, plural construct עִירֵי־)