דירה

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ד־ו־ר (d-w-r)

Compare Arabic دَار (dār, house). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

דִּירָה (diráf (plural indefinite דִּּירוֹת, singular construct דִּירַת־)

  1. apartment (domicile occupying part of a building)

References

  • דירה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew דִירָה (dirá).

Pronunciation

Noun

דירה (diref, plural דירות (dires), diminutive דירהלע (direle)

  1. apartment (domicile occupying part of a building)

Derived terms