מטריה
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Hebrew
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Etymology
[edit]Coined by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda from מָטָר (matár, “rain”) + ־ִיָּה (iyá). Prevailed over Hayim Nahman Bialik's coinage סוֹכֵךְ.
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /mitʁiˈja/
Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]מִטְרִיָּה • (mitriyá) f (plural indefinite מִטְרִיּוֹת)
See also
[edit]- שִׁמְשִׁיָּה (shimshiyá, “parasol”)
Further reading
[edit]מטריה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he