Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maftir

/ˈmɑːfˌtiːɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: maftir
IPA: /ˈmɑːfˌtiːɹ/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The person who reads the Haftarah.

noun

The Torah portion read for or by the person who will read the Haftarah, most often the last few lines of the weekly parashah.

Etymology

From Hebrew מַפְטִיר (maftír), also through Yiddish מפֿטיר (mafter).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: מַפְטִיר, מפֿטיר

Inflected Forms

maftirim (plural) maftirs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce maftir?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑːfˌtiːɹ/.
What does maftir mean?: The person who reads the Haftarah.
Where does maftir come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce maftir

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