pay·ye·tan
variants:
or payetan \
ˌpīəˈtän
\
plural payyetanim or payetanim\
ˌpīətäˈnēm
\
Definition of payyetan
: an author of liturgical poems forming part of the Jewish liturgy on special Sabbaths and festivals — compare piyyut
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