בורג

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ב־ר־ג (b-r-g)
3 terms

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

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

Anagrams

Yiddish

Etymology

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

בורג • (burg) f, plural בורגן (burgn)

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

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