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Aramaic
Verb
זוג • (transliteration needed)
- to pair, to join, to marry
Hebrew
Etymology
A Mishnaic borrowing from Ancient Greek ζεῦγος (zeûgos, “pair”), in turn derived from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to join”). Analogous Semitic borrowings of the same term include Arabic زَوْج (zawj, “spouse”), زَوَّجَ (zawwaja, “to join”) and Aramaic זוֹגָא (zōḡā, “pair, spouse”), זַוֵּג (zawwēḡ, “to join”).
Noun
זוּג • (zúg) m (plural indefinite זוּגוֹת)
- pair, couple, twosome
- (poker) pair, two-of-a-kind
Derived terms