זוג
Aramaic edit
Verb edit
זוג • (transliteration needed)
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
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ז־ו־ג (z-w-g) |
A Mishnaic borrowing from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος (zeûgos, “pair”), in turn derived from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to join”). Analogous Semitic borrowings of the same term include Arabic زَوْج (zawj, “spouse”), زَوَّجَ (zawwaja, “to join”) and Aramaic זוֹגָא (zōḡā, “pair, spouse”), זַוֵּג (zawwēḡ, “to join”).
Noun edit
זוּג • (zúg) m (plural indefinite זוּגוֹת)
Derived terms edit
- בֶּן זוּג (ben zúg)
- בַּת זוּג (bat zúg)
- זוּגִי (zugí)
- זיווג / זִוּוּג (zivúg)
- זיווג / זִוֵּג (zivég), זווג / זֻוַּג (zuvág)
- הזדווג / הִזְדַּוֵּג (hizdavég)