payyetan
noun
pay·ye·tan
variants or payetan
ˌpīəˈtän
plural payyetanim or payetanim
ˌpīətäˈnēm
: an author of liturgical poems forming part of the Jewish liturgy on special Sabbaths and festivals compare piyyut
payyetanic adjective
or payetanic
¦⸗⸗¦tänik
Word History
Etymology
Late Hebrew payĕṭān, from piyyūṭ poem