עירית

Hebrew

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Related to the rare Hebrew עְרָה (ʿərā, “to stick, to adhere”), from the root غ ر و (ḡ r w) frequent in Arabic related to sticking, adhesion, because glue was made from the pulverized tuber of the asphodel.

Noun

עִירִית • (ʿīrīṯ, 'yrit) f

  1. chive (a perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion)
  2. asphodel

Etymology 2

Noun

עִירִיַּת • (ʿīriyáṯ, iriyát)

  1. defective spelling of עיריית: singular construct state form of עִירִיָּה (iriyá)‎.

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