זוג

Aramaic

Verb

זוג • (transliteration needed)

  1. to pair, to join, to marry

Hebrew

Etymology

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

זוּג • (zúg) m (plural indefinite זוּגוֹת‎)

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

Derived terms

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