שיר

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שיר^¹

/ʃiːr/
/ʃiːr/ [ˈʃiːʀ]
/ʃir/ [ˈʃiːr]
/ʃir/
/ʃiʁ/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Possibly from Sumerian 𒂡 (šir₃), a Sumerian sign meaning “song” or “festival”, also used in Akkadian as a logogram for zamārum (“to sing”).

noun שִׁיר · shir · שִׁירִים · שִׁיר־ · שִׁירֵי־

song מה השיר האהוב עליך?
a poem

proper noun שִׁיר · shir

a female or male given name, Shir

שיר^²

noun שְׁיָר · sh'yár

misspelling defective spelling of שייר

In English

song music with words
poem literary piece written in verse
tune song, short musical composition

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MLA

"שיר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A8. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

שיר. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A8

Chicago

"שיר." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A8.

BibTeX

@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שיר},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

שיר