טוגן
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Hebrew[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| ט־ג־ן (ṭ-g-n) |
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The verb is the passive of טיגן \ טִגֵּן (tigén), from the root ט־ג־ן (t-g-n). The noun is from the verb.
Noun[edit]
טוגן / טֻגָּן • (tugán) m (plural indefinite טוגנים / טֻגָּנִים, singular construct טוגן / טֻגַּן־, plural construct טוגני / טֻגְּנִי־)
- A french fry.
- (טֻגַּן־, tugán-) Singular construct state form of טוגן / טֻגָּן.
Usage notes[edit]
- This noun is found primarily in its plural forms, טוגנים \ טֻגָּנִים (tuganím) and so forth.
Verb[edit]
טוגן / טֻגַּן • (tugán) third-singular masculine past (pu'al construction, active counterpart טיגן / טִגֵּן)
- (intransitive, of food) To be fried, to become fried, to undergo frying: to be cooked in hot fat.
Synonyms[edit]
- (to be fried): היטגן / הִטַּגֵּן or הִתְטַגֵּן (hitagén) (mediopassive)
References[edit]
- “טֻגָּן, טוגן” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), →ISBN, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), →ISBN, page 447.