פיטן

Hebrew

Etymology

From פִּיּוּט (piyút, “piyyut”) +‎ ־ָן (-án, “-er”).

Pronunciation

Noun

פַּיְטָן • (paytán) m (plural indefinite פַּיְטָנִים, feminine counterpart פַּיְטָנִית)

  1. poet, a person who writes poems.
  2. paytan, a person who writes Jewish liturgical poems.

References

  • “פיטן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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