דירה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ד־ו־ר (d-w-r)

Compare Arabic دَار (dār, “house”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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Noun

דִּירָה • (dirá) f (plural indefinite דִּּירוֹת, singular construct דִּירַת־)

1. apartment (domicile occupying part of a building)

References

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

Further reading

• דירה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew דִירָה (dirá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪʁə/

Noun

דירה • (dire) f, plural דירות (dires), diminutive דירהלע (direle)

1. apartment (domicile occupying part of a building)

Derived terms

• דירה־געלט (dire-gelt, “rent”)