payyetan
noun
pay·ye·tan
\ˌpīəˈtän\
variants: or
payetan
\ˌpīəˈtän\Definition of payyetan
payyetanim
orpayetanim
\ˌpīətäˈnēm\: an author of liturgical poems forming part of the Jewish liturgy on special Sabbaths and festivals — compare piyyut
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Origin and Etymology of payyetan
Late Hebrew payĕṭān, from piyyūṭ poem — more at piyyut
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