קריה
Hebrew
Alternative forms
- (excessive spellings): קיריה, קירייה, קרייה
Etymology
Cognate with Arabic قَرْيَة (qarya, “village, hamlet, small town; rural community”). Compare with Phoenician 𐤒𐤀𐤓𐤕 (
Noun
קִרְיָה • (kiryá) f (plural indefinite קְרָיוֹת, singular construct קִרְיַת־, plural construct קִרְיוֹת־) [pattern: קִטְלָה]
Derived terms
- (places): הקריה
- (cities): קִרְיַת אוֹנוֹ (“Kiryat Ono”), קִרְיַת אָתָא (“Kiryat Ata”), קִרְייַת בְּיַאלִיק (“Kiryat Bialik”), קִרְיַת גַּת (“Kiryat Gat”), קִרְיַת יָם (“Kiryat Yam”), קִרְיַת מוֹצְקִין (“Kiryat Motzkin”), קִרְיַת שְׁמוֹנָה (“Kiryat Shmona”), (historical) קרית ספר (“Kiryat Sefer”)
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