ציפורה

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Hebrew

Alternative forms

צפרה (defective)
צפורה (partly defective)

Etymology

From ציפור / צִפּוֹר (tzipór) + ־ה (-á).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /tsi.poˈʁa/ (properly), IPA^(key): /tsiˈpo.ʁa/ (commonly)

Noun

ציפורה / צִפּוֹרָה • (tsiporá) f

(poetic) a bird
- 1891, Hayim Nahman Bialik, To the Bird 1–2:
  שָׁלוֹם רָב שׁוּבֵךְ, צִפֹּרָה נֶחְמֶדֶת, \ מֵ אַרְצוֹת הַ חֹם אֶל־חַלּוֹנִי –
  Welcome back to my window lovely bird, / On your return from the warm lands to my window –

Proper noun

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ציפורה

ציפורה / צִפֹּרָה • (tzipora) f

a female given name
(specifically) Zipporah, the Biblical wife of Moses.

Derived terms

צִיפִּי (tzípi)

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