"עיר" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

IPA: [ʕiːʀ̟] [Tiberian-Hebrew], /(ʔ)iʁ/ [Modern-Israeli-Hebrew] Audio: LL-Q9288 (heb)-Buffer-עיר.wav
Etymology: 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 he:T:28. Etymology templates: {{cog|uga|𐎓𐎗|t=city}} Ugaritic 𐎓𐎗 (ʿr, “city”), {{cog|sux|𒌷|t=city|tr=iri, uru}} Sumerian 𒌷 (iri, uru, “city”) Head templates: {{he-noun|cons=עִיר|g=f|pl=עָרִים|plcons=עָרֵי|tr=ir|wv=עִיר}} עִיר • (ir) f (plural indefinite עָרִים, singular construct עִיר־, plural construct עָרֵי־) Inflection templates: {{he-decl|עִיר|עִיר־|עִירוֹ|p|עָרִים|עָרֵי־|עָרָיו|nolink=1}} Forms: עִיר [canonical], ir [romanization], עָרִים [indefinite, plural], עִיר־ [construct, singular], עָרֵי־ [construct, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], עִיר [indefinite, singular], עִירִי [feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular], עִירֵנוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, plural, possessed-form], הָעִיר [definite, singular], עִירְךָ [masculine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], עִירֵךְ [feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], עִירְכֶם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], עִירְכֶן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], עִיר־ [construct, singular], עִירוֹ [masculine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], עִירָהּ [feminine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], עִירָם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, third-person], עִירָן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, third-person], עָרִים [indefinite, plural], עריי [feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular], עָרַי [feminine, first-person, masculine, possessed-form, singular], עָרֵינוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, plural, possessed-form], הָעָרִים [definite, plural], עָרֶיךָ [masculine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], ערייך [feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], עָרַיִךְ [feminine, possessed-form, second-person, singular], עָרֵיכֶם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], עָרֵיכֶן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, second-person], עָרֵי־ [construct, plural], עָרָיו [masculine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], עָרֶיהָ [feminine, possessed-form, singular, third-person], עָרֵיהֶם [masculine, plural, possessed-form, third-person], עָרֵיהֶן [feminine, plural, possessed-form, third-person]
  1. city Derived forms: הָעִיר הַלְּבָנָה (ha'ír halevaná), הָעִיר הָעַתִּיקָה (ha'ír ha'atiká), רֹאשׁ עִיר (rósh ír) [masculine], עִיר בִּירָה (ír birá), עירייה (iriyá), עִירִיָּה (iriyá), עִירוֹנִי (ironí) [masculine] Related terms: כְּפָר (kfar) [masculine]
    Sense id: en-עיר-he-noun-EaYsI0Er Categories (other): Hebrew feminine nouns with plurals ending in ־ים
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Geography Disambiguation of Geography: 0 0

Noun

Forms: עַיִר [canonical], áyir [romanization], עֲיָרִים [indefinite, plural], עִיר־ [construct, singular], עִירֵי־ [construct, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-West Semitic *ʕayr-. Etymology templates: {{inh|he|sem-wes-pro|*ʕayr-}} Proto-West Semitic *ʕayr- Head templates: {{he-noun|cons=עִיר|g=m|pl=עֲיָרִים|plcons=עִירֵי|tr=áyir|wv=עַיִר}} עַיִר • (áyir) m (plural indefinite עֲיָרִים, singular construct עִיר־, plural construct עִירֵי־)
  1. donkey foal
    Sense id: en-עיר-he-noun-VKS8tLHo Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 19 81 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Geography Disambiguation of Geography: 0 0
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  "categories": [
    {
      "_dis": "0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "he",
      "name": "Geography",
      "orig": "he:Geography",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uga",
        "2": "𐎓𐎗",
        "t": "city"
      },
      "expansion": "Ugaritic 𐎓𐎗 (ʿr, “city”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sux",
        "2": "𒌷",
        "t": "city",
        "tr": "iri, uru"
      },
      "expansion": "Sumerian 𒌷 (iri, uru, “city”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Ugaritic 𐎓𐎗 (ʿr, “city”) and perhaps Sumerian 𒌷 (iri, uru, “city”).\nThe plural is derived from עָר (ar), which is of the same meaning and occurs in some biblical place names such as עָר מוֹאָב in he:T:28.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "עִיר",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ir",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרִים",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִיר־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרֵי־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "he-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִיר",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירִי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירֵנוּ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הָעִיר",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירְךָ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירֵךְ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירְכֶם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירְכֶן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִיר־",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירוֹ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירָהּ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירָם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירָן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרִים",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עריי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרַי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרֵינוּ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הָעָרִים",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרֶיךָ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ערייך",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרַיִךְ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרֵיכֶם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרֵיכֶן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרֵי־",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרָיו",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרֶיהָ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרֵיהֶם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרֵיהֶן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "cons": "עִיר",
        "g": "f",
        "pl": "עָרִים",
        "plcons": "עָרֵי",
        "tr": "ir",
        "wv": "עִיר"
      },
      "expansion": "עִיר • (ir) f (plural indefinite עָרִים, singular construct עִיר־, plural construct עָרֵי־)",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "עִיר",
        "2": "עִיר־",
        "3": "עִירוֹ",
        "4": "p",
        "5": "עָרִים",
        "6": "עָרֵי־",
        "7": "עָרָיו",
        "nolink": "1"
      },
      "name": "he-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew feminine nouns with plurals ending in ־ים",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "ha'ír halevaná",
          "word": "הָעִיר הַלְּבָנָה"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ha'ír ha'atiká",
          "word": "הָעִיר הָעַתִּיקָה"
        },
        {
          "roman": "rósh ír",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "רֹאשׁ עִיר"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ír birá",
          "word": "עִיר בִּירָה"
        },
        {
          "roman": "iriyá",
          "word": "עירייה"
        },
        {
          "roman": "iriyá",
          "word": "עִירִיָּה"
        },
        {
          "roman": "ironí",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "עִירוֹנִי"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "city"
      ],
      "id": "en-עיר-he-noun-EaYsI0Er",
      "links": [
        [
          "city",
          "city#English:_Q515"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "kfar",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "כְּפָר"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʕiːʀ̟]",
      "tags": [
        "Tiberian-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(ʔ)iʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9288 (heb)-Buffer-עיר.wav",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "עיר"
}

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "_dis": "0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "he",
      "name": "Geography",
      "orig": "he:Geography",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "sem-wes-pro",
        "3": "*ʕayr-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Semitic *ʕayr-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Semitic *ʕayr-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "עַיִר",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "áyir",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עֲיָרִים",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִיר־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירֵי־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "cons": "עִיר",
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "עֲיָרִים",
        "plcons": "עִירֵי",
        "tr": "áyir",
        "wv": "עַיִר"
      },
      "expansion": "עַיִר • (áyir) m (plural indefinite עֲיָרִים, singular construct עִיר־, plural construct עִירֵי־)",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 81",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 90",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "donkey foal"
      ],
      "id": "en-עיר-he-noun-VKS8tLHo",
      "links": [
        [
          "donkey",
          "donkey"
        ],
        [
          "foal",
          "foal"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "עיר"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hebrew feminine nouns",
    "Hebrew feminine nouns with plurals ending in ־ים",
    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Hebrew masculine nouns",
    "Hebrew nouns",
    "Hebrew terms derived from Proto-West Semitic",
    "Hebrew terms inherited from Proto-West Semitic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "he:Geography"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "ha'ír halevaná",
      "word": "הָעִיר הַלְּבָנָה"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ha'ír ha'atiká",
      "word": "הָעִיר הָעַתִּיקָה"
    },
    {
      "roman": "rósh ír",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "רֹאשׁ עִיר"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ír birá",
      "word": "עִיר בִּירָה"
    },
    {
      "roman": "iriyá",
      "word": "עירייה"
    },
    {
      "roman": "iriyá",
      "word": "עִירִיָּה"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ironí",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "עִירוֹנִי"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uga",
        "2": "𐎓𐎗",
        "t": "city"
      },
      "expansion": "Ugaritic 𐎓𐎗 (ʿr, “city”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sux",
        "2": "𒌷",
        "t": "city",
        "tr": "iri, uru"
      },
      "expansion": "Sumerian 𒌷 (iri, uru, “city”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compare Ugaritic 𐎓𐎗 (ʿr, “city”) and perhaps Sumerian 𒌷 (iri, uru, “city”).\nThe plural is derived from עָר (ar), which is of the same meaning and occurs in some biblical place names such as עָר מוֹאָב in he:T:28.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "עִיר",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ir",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרִים",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִיר־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרֵי־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "he-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִיר",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירִי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירֵנוּ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הָעִיר",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירְךָ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירֵךְ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירְכֶם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירְכֶן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִיר־",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירוֹ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירָהּ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירָם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירָן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרִים",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עריי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרַי",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרֵינוּ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הָעָרִים",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרֶיךָ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ערייך",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרַיִךְ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרֵיכֶם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרֵיכֶן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרֵי־",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרָיו",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרֶיהָ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "possessed-form",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרֵיהֶם",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עָרֵיהֶן",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "possessed-form",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "cons": "עִיר",
        "g": "f",
        "pl": "עָרִים",
        "plcons": "עָרֵי",
        "tr": "ir",
        "wv": "עִיר"
      },
      "expansion": "עִיר • (ir) f (plural indefinite עָרִים, singular construct עִיר־, plural construct עָרֵי־)",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "עִיר",
        "2": "עִיר־",
        "3": "עִירוֹ",
        "4": "p",
        "5": "עָרִים",
        "6": "עָרֵי־",
        "7": "עָרָיו",
        "nolink": "1"
      },
      "name": "he-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "kfar",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "כְּפָר"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "city"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "city",
          "city#English:_Q515"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʕiːʀ̟]",
      "tags": [
        "Tiberian-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(ʔ)iʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli-Hebrew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q9288 (heb)-Buffer-עיר.wav",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "עיר"
}

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    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Hebrew links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Hebrew masculine nouns",
    "Hebrew nouns",
    "Hebrew terms derived from Proto-West Semitic",
    "Hebrew terms inherited from Proto-West Semitic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "he:Geography"
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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "sem-wes-pro",
        "3": "*ʕayr-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Semitic *ʕayr-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Semitic *ʕayr-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "עַיִר",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "áyir",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עֲיָרִים",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִיר־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "עִירֵי־",
      "tags": [
        "construct",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "cons": "עִיר",
        "g": "m",
        "pl": "עֲיָרִים",
        "plcons": "עִירֵי",
        "tr": "áyir",
        "wv": "עַיִר"
      },
      "expansion": "עַיִר • (áyir) m (plural indefinite עֲיָרִים, singular construct עִיר־, plural construct עִירֵי־)",
      "name": "he-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "donkey foal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "donkey",
          "donkey"
        ],
        [
          "foal",
          "foal"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "עיר"
}

Download raw JSONL data for עיר meaning in Hebrew (7.5kB)

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'State:'",
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  "subsection": "noun",
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}

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  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
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}

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  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
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  "trace": ""
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  ],
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  "subsection": "noun",
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  "trace": ""
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