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Hebrew
Etymology
From the present participle of היגר / הִגֵּר (higér, “to immigrate”).
Pronunciation
Noun
מְהַגֵּר • (m'hagér) m (plural indefinite מְהַגְּרִים, feminine counterpart מְהַגֶּרֶת)
- A (male) immigrant: a (male) person who is immigrating or who has immigrated to a place.
References
- Klein, Ernest (1987) “מְהַגֵּר”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 321b
- “מהגר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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