Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paytan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pay-tan
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The writer of a piyyut.

Example Sentences

"The Oriental rabbis who settled in Germany, coming via Italy and France, were also precentors, chazzanim, and paytanim (poets)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew פַּיְטָן (paytán).

Inflected Forms

paytans (plural) paytanim (plural) payetan (alternative) payyetan (alternative)

Questions

What does paytan mean?: The writer of a piyyut.
Where does paytan come from?: Borrowed from Hebrew פַּיְטָן (paytán).

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