תורגמן

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Hebrew

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒅴𒁄 (targumannum, interpreter), through Aramaic. Compare Arabic تُرْجُمَان (turjumān).

Noun

תורגמן / תֻּרְגְּמָן (turg'mánm (feminine counterpart תורגמנית / תֻּרְגְּמָנִית)

  1. translator
  2. interpreter
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Makkot 1:9:
      דָּבָר אַחֵר, עַל פִּי שְׁנַיִם עֵדִים, שֶׁלֹּא תְהֵא סַנְהֶדְרִין שׁוֹמַעַת מִפִּי הַתֻּרְגְּמָן:
      Dabar ʾaḥer, ʿal ṗiy šnayim ʿediym, šeloʾ theʾ sanhedriyn šŵmaʿat miṗiy haturgman:
      An alternate interpretation: "By the mouth of two witnesses," the court should not hear testimony from the mouth of a translator.
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