דאגה

Hebrew

Root
ד־א־ג (d-ʾ-g)

Noun

דְּאָגָה • (d'agá) f (plural indefinite דְּאָגוֹת, singular construct דַּאֲגַת־, plural construct דַּאֲגוֹת־)

1. (countable and uncountable) Worry, a worry: a feeling of worry.
   • Proverbs 12:25:

     דְּאָגָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ יַשְׁחֶנָּה וְדָבָר טוֹב יְשַׂמְּחֶנָּה׃

     d'agá b'lev-ísh yashkhéna v'davár tov y'sam'khéna.

     Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.

   • 2011 April 10, יונתן הללי (Yónatan Haléli) et al., “סדר בלי דאגות: סדר פסח במלונות” (séder b'lí d'agót: séder-pésakh bim'lonót, “Seder without worries: Passover seder in hotels”), in nrgמעריב.

Related terms

• דאג (da'ág)
• הדאיג (hid'íg)
• מדאיג (mad'íg)

Further reading

• דאגה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew דְּאָגָה (d'agá, “worry”)

Pronunciation

• (YIVO, Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈdaɪ̯ɡə/
• (Poylish) IPA^(key): /ˈdaːɡə/
• (Ukrainish) IPA^(key): /ˈdaɡə/

Noun

דאגה • (dayge) f, plural דאגות (dayges)

1. worry, anxiety, concern

Derived terms

• דאגהן (daygen)