פיוט

Hebrew

Root
פ־י־ט‎ (p-y-ṭ)

Etymology

Medieval borrowing from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs).

Noun

פִּיּוּט • (piyút) m (plural indefinite פִּיּוּטִים‎, plural construct פִּיּוּטֵי־‎) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

  1. (Judaism) a liturgical poem

Derived terms

  • פַּיְטָן‎ ("poet")
  • פייט‎ ("to write poetry")

Descendants

  • → Dutch: pioet

Further reading

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