דוגמה

דוגמה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Aramaic דּוּגְמָא‎ (dūḡmāʾ), from Ancient Greek δείγμα (deígma), from the verb δείχνω (deíchno, “to point”).

Alternative forms

• דֻּגְמָה‎ (dugmá) (defective spelling)
• דֻּגְמָא‎ (dugmá), דוגמא‎ (dugmá) (Aramaic spelling)

Noun

דּוּגְמָה \\ דֻּגְמָה • (dugmá) f (plural indefinite דוגמות \\ דֻּגְמוֹת‎, singular construct דוגמת \\ דֻּגְמַת־‎)

1. a example, a sample, a specimen
2. a pattern

Usage notes

• As with other feminine loanwords from Aramaic, the Academy of the Hebrew Language recommends that דוגמה be written with a ה (h, “hei”) at the end, rather than with an א (ʾ, “alef”) (as in Aramaic). Nonetheless, the Aramaic spellings are still common today sometimes more common than the recommended spellings. In many cases the different plurals are used interchangeably.

Derived terms

• לדוגמה \\ לְדֻגְמָה‎ (l'dugmá, “for example”)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Ancient Greek δόγμα (dógma, “opinion, tenet”), from δοκέω (dokéō, “I seem good, think”).

Noun

דּוֹגְמָה • (dog'má) f (plural indefinite דּוֹגְמוֹת‎, singular construct דּוֹגְמַת־‎)

1. dogma