דג

Hebrew

Root
ד־ו־ג (d-w-g)

Etymology

Related to Ugaritic 𐎄𐎂 (dg), of unknown ultimate origin. Possibly connected to Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰu- (“fish”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /daɡ/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /dɔːɣ/

Noun

דָּג • (dág) m (plural indefinite דָּגִים, singular construct דַּג־, plural construct דְּגֵי־)

1. (countable) fish

Derived terms

• דיג
• דייג
• שַׁלְדָּג

 

Related terms

• דָּגָה (dagá, “fish (collectively”)

References

• Klein, Ernest (1987) “דָּג”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 114

Verb

דָּג • (dag) (pa'al construction)

1. to fish

   דייג דג דג. ― dayág dag dag. ― A fisherman fished a fish.

Conjugation

Conjugation of דָּג (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לָדוּג action noun: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	דַּגְתִּי		דַּגְנוּ
	second	דַּגְתָּ	דַּגְתְּ	דַּגְתֶּם	דַּגְתֶּן
	third	דָּג	דָּגָה	דָּגוּ
present		דָּג	דָּגָה	דָּגִים	דָּגוֹת
future	first	אָדוּג		נָדוּג
	second	תָּדוּג	תָּדוּגִי	תָּדוּגוּ	תדוגנה / תָּדֹגְנָה1
	third	יָדוּג	תָּדוּג	יָדוּגוּ	תדוגנה / תָּדֹגְנָה1
imperative		דּוּג	דּוּגִי	דּוּגוּ	דוגנה / דֹּגְנָה1
notes		Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Anagrams

• גד