שיר

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
שׁ־י־ר (š-y-r)

Compare Arabic شِعر.

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃiʁ/

Noun

שִׁיר • (shir) m (plural indefinite שִׁירִים, singular construct שִׁיר־, plural construct שִׁירֵי־)

a song
a poem

Derived terms

שִׁיר עֶרֶשׂ (shir éres)

References

H7892 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Noun

שְׁיָר • (shyár) m

defective spelling of שייר

Anagrams

שרי

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שִׁיר (shir, “poem, song”).

Pronunciation

(Litvish, Poylish) IPA^(key): [ʃɪʁ]

Noun

שיר • (shir) m, plural שירים (shirem)

song

Synonyms

ליד (lid), זינגליד (zinglid)
זאַנג (zang)
שירה (shire)

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