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Hebrew
Etymology
From Akkadian 𒅴𒁄 (targumannum, “interpreter”), through Aramaic. Compare Arabic تُرْجُمَان (turjumān).
Noun
תורגמן / תֻּרְגְּמָן • (turg'mán) m (feminine counterpart תורגמנית / תֻּרְגְּמָנִית)
- translator
- 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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