פיוט

Hebrew

Root
פ־י־ט (p-y-ṭ)
1 term

Etymology

Medieval borrowing from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs).

Noun

פִּיּוּט • (piyútm (plural indefinite פִּיּוּטִים, plural construct פִּיּוּטֵי־) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

  1. (Judaism) a liturgical poem

Derived terms

  • פַּיְטָן (paytán, poet)
  • פייט (piyét, to write poetry)

Descendants

  • Dutch: pioet
  • English: piyyut

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