עגורן

Hebrew

Root
ע־ג־ר (ʿ-g-r)
1 term
עגורן בשקיעה

Etymology

From עגור (agúr) +‎ ־ָן (-án). Coined by Avraham Shlonsky, in analogy to עָגוּר (agúr, “crane, the bird”), as is the case in European languages; compare English crane, French grue, German Kran, etc.

Noun

עֲגוּרָן • (agurán) m (singular construct עֲגוּרַן־)

  1. crane (machinery)

References

  • “עגורן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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