Hebrew

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Root
א־ג־ר (ʾ-g-r)

Etymology

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Perhaps borrowed from Aramaic אִגַּרְתָּא (ʾiggartā). Cognates exist in many Semitic languages. The ultimate origin may be Iranian (compare Persian انگاره (engâre)).

Noun

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איגרת / אִגֶּרֶת ('igéretf (plural indefinite איגרות / אִגָּרוֹת, plural construct איגרות / אִגְּרוֹת־)

  1. letter, epistle

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