payyetan

noun

pay·​ye·​tan

variants or payetan

ˌpīəˈtän

plural payyetanim or payetanim

ˌpīətäˈnēm

: an author of liturgical poems forming part of the Jewish liturgy on special Sabbaths and festivals compare piyyut

payyetanic adjective

or payetanic

¦⸗⸗¦tänik

Word History

Etymology

Late Hebrew payĕṭān, from piyyūṭ poem

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