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עיר

עברית

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עיר¹

  • [ʕiːʀ̟]
  • /(ʔ)iʁ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

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.

noun עִיר · ir · עָרִים · עִיר־ · עָרֵי־

  1. city

עיר²

Where it comes from

From Proto-West Semitic *ʕayr-.

noun עַיִר · áyir · עֲיָרִים · עִיר־ · עִירֵי־

  1. donkey foal

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"עיר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A8. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

עיר. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A8

Chicago

"עיר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A8.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {עיר},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%99%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}