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]

(Judaism) a liturgical poem

Derived terms

פַּיְטָן (paytán, “poet”)
פייט (piyét, “to write poetry”)

Descendants

→ Dutch: pioet
→ English: piyyut

Further reading

פיוט on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

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