Ayir (עַיִר) means donkey-foal in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
עַיִר
ayir
noun · masculine
In English
donkey-foal
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ayir.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1בן החמור, חמור רך בשנים.
...פָּרוֹת אַרְבָּעִים, וּפָרִים עֲשָׂרָה; אֲתֹנֹת עֶשְׂרִים, וַעְיָרִם עֲשָׂרָה.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Ayir is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- עַיִר
- Written without vowel points
- עיר
- Said
- ayir
- Root
- ע־ו־ר
- Pattern
- קַיִל
- Plural
- עֲיָרִים
- Inflections
- ר' עֲיָרִים; עִיר־, ר' עִירֵי־
- Gematria
- 280
This is how Ayir is said in other languages.
- English
- donkey-foal
- Russian
- осленок
- French
- ânon, bourriquot
- Spanish
- borrico, asno
- German
- Eselfohlen
The word Ayir comes from the root ע־ו־ר, like these words.
These words come before and after Ayir in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ayir.
What does Ayir (עַיִר) mean in Hebrew?
Ayir (עַיִר) means donkey-foal. It is said ayir, with the stress on a.
Is Ayir (עַיִר) masculine or feminine?
The word Ayir (עַיִר) is a masculine noun, and its plural is עֲיָרִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry עיר of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.