עיט

Hebrew

Root
ע־ו־ט (ʿ-w-ṭ)
2 terms

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʕajit/, [ˈʕajiθ]
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʕajit/, [ˈʕaːjiθ]
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈ(ʕ)ajit/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

עַיִט • (áyit) m (plural indefinite עֵיטִים, singular construct עֵיט־, plural construct עֵיטֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. eagle (any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision)
2. bird of prey

Derived terms

• עַיִט זָהוּב (áyit zahúv)
• עֵיטָם (etám)
• עיט קירח (áyit keréakh)
• עיט קירח אמריקאי (áyit keréakh ameriká'i)
• עיט שמש (áyit shémesh)

References

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

Further reading

• עיט on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he