קפריסין

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קפריסין

/kafʁiˈsin/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Derived from Jewish Babylonian Aramaic קַפְרִיסִין (qap̄rīsīn), from Ancient Greek Κῠ́προς (Kŭ́pros).

The previous name of the island is mostly associated with כיתים /כִּתִּים (kitím), mentioned in the Bible, which is from Phoenician 𐤊𐤕 (kt), 𐤊𐤕𐤉 (kty, “Kition”).

proper noun קַפְרִיסִין · kafrisín

Cyprus (an island and country in the Mediterranean Sea, normally considered politically part of Europe but geographically part of West Asia) קפריסין הוא אי בים התיכון, מדרום לטורקיה וממערב לסוריה.

In English

Cyprus island or country

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MLA

"קפריסין." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9F. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

קפריסין. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9F

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"קפריסין." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9F.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {קפריסין},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A7%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%9F},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}