זוג

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Aramaic

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Verb

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זוג (transliteration needed)

  1. to pair, to join, to marry

Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
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

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זוּג (zúgm (plural indefinite זוּגוֹת)

  1. pair, couple, twosome
  2. (poker) pair, two-of-a-kind

Derived terms

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