דג

דג

Hebrew

Root
ד־ו־ג‎ (d-w-g)

Etymology

Related to Ugaritic 𐎄𐎂 (dg), of unknown ultimate origin. Possibly connected to Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰu- (“fish”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /daɡ/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /dɔːɣ/

Noun

דָּג • (dág) m (plural indefinite דָּגִים‎, singular construct דַּג־, plural construct דְּגֵי־‎)

1. A fish.

Derived terms

• דיג‎
• דייג‎
• שַׁלְדָּג‎

 

Related terms

• דָּגָה‎ (dagá, “fish (collectively”)

References

• Klein, Ernest (1987), “דָּג”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 114

Verb

דָּג • (dag) (pa'al construction)

1. to fish

   ‏דייג דג דג.‎‎ ― dayág dag dag. ― A fisherman fished a fish.

Conjugation

Conjugation of דָּג (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לָדוּג‎ action noun: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	דַּגְתִּי‎		דַּגְנוּ‎
	second	דַּגְתָּ‎	דַּגְתְּ‎	דַּגְתֶּם‎	דַּגְתֶּן‎
	third	דָּג	דָּגָה‎	דָּגוּ‎
present		דָּג	דָּגָה‎	דָּגִים‎	דָּגוֹת‎
future	first	אָדוּג‎		נָדוּג‎
	second	תָּדוּג‎	תָּדוּגִי‎	תָּדוּגוּ‎	תדוגנה / תָּדֹגְנָה‎1
	third	יָדוּג‎	תָּדוּג‎	יָדוּגוּ‎	תדוגנה / תָּדֹגְנָה‎1
imperative		דּוּג‎	דּוּגִי‎	דּוּגוּ‎	דוגנה / דֹּגְנָה‎1
notes		Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Anagrams

• גד‎