פיוט

Hebrew

Root
פ־י־ט (p-y-ṭ)
1 term

Etymology

A Byzantine-era borrowing from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs).

Noun

פִּיּוּט • (piyút) m (plural indefinite פִּיּוּטִים, plural construct פִּיּוּטֵי־) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

  1. (Judaism) a liturgical poem

Derived terms

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

Descendants

  • → Dutch: pioet
  • → English: piyyut

Further reading

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