ציפורה

Alternative forms

• צפרה‎ (defective)
• צפורה‎ (partly defective)

Etymology

From ציפור \ צִפּוֹר‎ (tzipór) + ־ה‎ (-á).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /tsi.poˈʁa/ (properly), IPA^(key): /tsiˈpo.ʁa/ (commonly)

Noun

ציפורה \ צִפּוֹרָה • (tsiporá) f

1. (poetic) a bird
   • 1891, Hayim Nahman Bialik, To the Bird 1–2

     ‏שָׁלוֹם רָב שׁוּבֵךְ, צִפֹּרָה נֶחְמֶדֶת, \ מֵאַרְצוֹת הַחֹם אֶל־חַלּוֹנִי –‎‎

     Welcome back to my window lovely bird, / On your return from the warm lands to my window –

Proper noun

ציפורה \ צִפֹּרָה • (tzipora)

1. A female given name.
2. (specifically) Zipporah, the Biblical wife of Moses.