שיירה

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שיירה

/ʃaj.jɔːˈʀ̟ɔː/ [ʃaɟ.ɟɔːˈʀ̟ɔː]
/ʃaˈjɔɾɔ/
[saˈjɔ.ɾɔ] Lithuanian
/ʃa-/ Lithuanian
[saˈjʌ.ɾʌ] Lithuanian
[ʃaˈju.ɾu]
/ʃaj.jaːˈraː/
[ʃæ.jɒˈrɒ] Persian
/ʃæj.jɔːˈrɔː/
/ʃajaˈʁa/ [ʃä.jäˈʁ̞ä] Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Derived from Aramaic שיַרְתָּא (šyartā, “caravan”), which is from Arabic سَيَّارَة (sayyāra, “caravan”) or a similar term in a related language. Cognates are Classical Syriac ܫܝܪܬܐ (šyārtā, “caravan”), Palmyrene Aramaic 𐡵𐡩𐡴𐡶𐡠 (šyrtʾ, “caravan”).

noun שַׁיָּרָה · shayará · šayyārā · שַׁיָּרוֹת · שַׁיָּרַת־ · שַׁיֶּרֶת־

feminine caravan, train עוֹבֵר אָדָם בְּשַׁיָּרָה מִמָּקוֹם לְמָקוֹם וְנִכְנָס לִכְרַךְ שֶׁהַיְּרִיד בְּתוֹכוֹ וְאֵינוֹ חוֹשֵׁשׁ מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא נִרְאֶה כְּהוֹלֵךְ לַיְּרִיד.
Similar: אוֹרְחָה
feminine column, convoy אִלּוּלֵא פָּרַצְנוּ עַל יְדֵי שַׁיָּרָה זוֹ, אֶפְשָׁר וְהָיִינוּ מְאַבְּדִים אֶת הַגָּלִיל הַמַּעֲרָבִי.

In English

escort group of people who provide safety
caravan convoy or procession

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שיירה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}