שירה

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See also: ש־ ירה

Hebrew

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Etymology

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Compare Arabic شِعر.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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שִׁירָה (shiráf (plural indefinite שִׁירוֹת, singular construct שִׁירַת־) [pattern: קְטִילָה]

  1. singing (the act, practice, or skill of singing)
  2. verse, lyric, poetry

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Proper noun

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שִׁירָה (shíraf

  1. a female given name, Shira

Noun

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שַׁיָּרָה (shayaráf (plural indefinite שַׁיָּרוֹת, singular construct שַׁיָּרַת־)

  1. defective spelling of שיירה

Yiddish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Hebrew שִׁירָה (shirá).

Noun

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שירה (shirem, plural שירים (shirem)

  1. a song
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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From Middle High German schir (immediate, quick) (adv. schire), Old High German skeri (sharp, acute, quick, rapid). See more on German schier.

Alternative forms

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Adverb

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שירה (shire)

  1. (archaic, obsolete) soon, quickly
    • 16th century ca., “Almekhtiger got”:
      אַלמעכטיגער גאָט נון בוי דײַן טעמפל שירה, אַלזאָ שיר, און אַלזאָ באַלד, אין אונדזערן טאָגן שירה.
      almekhtiger got nun boy dayn templ shire, alzo shir, un alzo bald, in undzern togn shire.
      Almighty god, build now your temple quickly, both quickly and soon, in our days quickly.