Ok, this is a little bit of a stretch...
מיעוט צפרים שנים *שתים
I was initially intrigued by the הגהה. Really? ציפור is feminine? Certainly there are other words that don't give off any apparent evidence of being feminine but are, nevertheless. But I wanted to double-check it. As I was approaching the חומשים where I would confirm that it most definitely is feminine - החיה, השחוטה, אותה, etc. - it hit me that the ubiquitous ט"ו בשבט ditty as well indicates that it is so. Here are the words:
מיעוט צפרים שנים *שתים
I was initially intrigued by the הגהה. Really? ציפור is feminine? Certainly there are other words that don't give off any apparent evidence of being feminine but are, nevertheless. But I wanted to double-check it. As I was approaching the חומשים where I would confirm that it most definitely is feminine - החיה, השחוטה, אותה, etc. - it hit me that the ubiquitous ט"ו בשבט ditty as well indicates that it is so. Here are the words:
השקדיה פורחת
ושמש פז זורחת,
צפורים מראש כל גג
מבשרות את בוא החג.
ט"ו בשבט הגיע חג לאילנות.
ט"ו בשבט הגיע חג לאילנות.
ושמש פז זורחת,
צפורים מראש כל גג
מבשרות את בוא החג.
ט"ו בשבט הגיע חג לאילנות.
ט"ו בשבט הגיע חג לאילנות.
