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, \ מֵ אַרְצוֹת הַ חֹם 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)

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