פיוט

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Hebrew

Root
פ־י־ט (p-y-ṭ)
1 term

Etymology

Medieval borrowing from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs).

Noun

פִּיּוּט (piyútm (plural indefinite פִּיּוּטִים, plural construct פִּיּוּטֵי־)

  1. (Judaism) a liturgical poem

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: pioet
  • English: piyyut

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