דאגה

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Hebrew

Root
ד־א־ג (d-ʾ-g)

Noun

דְּאָגָה (d'agáf (plural indefinite דְּאָגוֹת, singular construct דַּאֲגַת־, plural construct דַּאֲגוֹת־)

  1. (countable and uncountable) Worry, a worry: a feeling of worry.
    • Proverbs 12:25:
      דְּאָגָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ יַשְׁחֶנָּה וְדָבָר טוֹב יְשַׂמְּחֶנָּה׃
      d'agá b'lev-ísh yashkhéna v'davár tov y'sam'khéna.
      Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.[1]
    • 2011 April 10, יונתן הללי (Yónatan Haléli) et al., “סדר בלי דאגות: סדר פסח במלונות” (séder b'lí d'agót: séder-pésakh bim'lonót, “Seder without worries: Passover seder in hotels”), in nrgמעריב.

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Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew דְּאָגָה (d'agá, worry)

Pronunciation

Noun

דאגה (daygef, plural דאגות (dayges)

  1. worry, anxiety, concern

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