דוגמה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ד־ג־ם (d-g-m)

From Aramaic דּוּגְמָא (dūḡmāʾ), from Ancient Greek δεῖγμα (deîgma), from the verb δείχνω (deíchno, to point).

Alternative forms

Noun

דּוּגְמָה / דֻּגְמָה • (dugmá) f (plural indefinite דוגמות / דֻּגְמוֹת or דוגמאות / דֻּגְמָאוֹת, singular construct דוגמת / דֻּגְמַת־)

  1. an example, a sample, a specimen
  2. a pattern
Usage notes
  • As with other feminine loanwords from Aramaic, the Academy of the Hebrew Language recommends that דוגמה be written with a ה (h, hei) at the end rather than with an א (ʾ, alef) (as in Aramaic). Nonetheless, the Aramaic spellings are still common today, sometimes more common than the recommended spellings. In many cases the different plurals are used interchangeably.
Derived terms
  • לדוגמה / לְדֻגְמָה (l'dugmá, for example)
  • ד-ג-ם

References

  • דוגמה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Etymology 2

From various European languages, ultimately from Ancient Greek δόγμα (dógma, opinion, tenet), from δοκέω (dokéō, I seem good, think).

Noun

דּוֹגְמָה • (dog'má) f (plural indefinite דּוֹגְמוֹת, singular construct דּוֹגְמַת־)

  1. dogma
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