בורג

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ב־ר־ג (b-r-g)

Apparently adapted from Arabic بُرْغِيّ (burḡiyy, screw, bolt), ultimately from Ottoman Turkish بورغو (drill; screw).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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בורג / בֹּרֶג (bóregm (plural indefinite בְּרָגִים, singular construct בורג / בֹּרֶג־) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

  1. A screw, a bolt: a threaded fastener.
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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German burg, from Old High German burg, from Proto-West Germanic *burg, from Proto-Germanic *burgz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (fortified elevation). Compare German Burg.

Noun

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בורג (burgf, plural בורגן (burgn)

  1. palace, chateau
  2. castle, chateau
  3. fort

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