ציפורה
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, \\ מֵאַרְצוֹת הַחֹם אֶל־חַלּוֹנִי –
- Welcome back to my window lovely bird, / On your return from the warm lands to my window –
Proper noun
ציפורה \\ צִפֹּרָה • (tzipora)
- A female given name.
- (specifically) Zipporah, the Biblical wife of Moses.
Derived terms
- צִיפִּי (tzípi)