עגורן

Hebrew

Root
ע־ג־ר (ʿ-g-r)

Etymology

עגור +‎ ־ן. Coined by Avraham Shlonsky, in analogy to עָגוּר (agúr, “crane, the bird”), as is the case in European languages; compare English crane, French grue, German Kran, etc.

עגורן בשקיעה

Noun

עֲגוּרָן • (agu'rán) m (singular construct עֲגוּרַן־)

1. construction crane

Related terms

• מנוף (manóf)

References

• “עגורן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• עגורן on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he