פי
See also: פֿי
Hebrew
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /pi/
Noun
פִּי • (pi)
- Singular construct formal of פֶּה (pe).
- Singular formal of פֶּה (pe) with first-person singular personal pronoun as possessor.
Particle
פִּי • (pi)
- Multiplicative particle: followed by a number to indicate multiplication by that number; times; -fold; multiplied by
- אֲנִי גָּבֹהַּ פִּי שְׁנַיִם מִמֶּנּוּ ― aní gavóah pi sh'náyim miménu ― I am twice as tall as him
Usage notes
The number following פִּי is in masculine form, going against the convention that a number is in feminine form when used alone without a noun to agree with.
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