Ptiliyah (פתילייה) means kerosene stove in Hebrew.
It can also mean wick stove. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
פְּתִילִיָּה
ptiliyah
noun · feminine
In English
kerosene stove, wick stove
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Ptiliyah.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1כירה ניידת לבישול איטי, אשר הפתילה הבוערת שלה טבולה בתוך מכל נפט (קרוסין) וסופגת את הנוזל הדליק תוך כדי בעירה.
The word Ptiliyah is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- פְּתִילִיָּה
- Written without vowel points
- פתילייה
- Said
- ptiliyah
- Plural
- פְּתִילִיּוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' פְּתִילִיּוֹת; פְּתִילִיַּת־, ר' פְּתִילִיּוֹת־
- Gematria
- 545
This is how Ptiliyah is said in other languages.
- English
- kerosene stove, wick stove
These words rhyme with Ptiliyah.
These words come before and after Ptiliyah in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Ptiliyah.
What does Ptiliyah (פתילייה) mean in Hebrew?
Ptiliyah (פתילייה) means kerosene stove and wick stove. It is said ptiliyah, with the stress on yah.
What rhymes with Ptiliyah (פתילייה)?
Words that rhyme with Ptiliyah (פתילייה) include דירה, גרירה, השגה, דפנה, שתייה, and תובלה.
Is Ptiliyah (פתילייה) masculine or feminine?
The word Ptiliyah (פתילייה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is פְּתִילִיּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry פתיליה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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