בורגני

Hebrew

Etymology

Originally a Mishnaic word denoting the inhabitant of a בֻּרְגָּן (burgan); a word that can denote a field hut, a fortress, or even an inn.

In modern Hebrew, the term was recycled to include the semantics of French bourgeois.

Adjective

בּוּרגָנִי • (burgani)

1. bourgeois

   בורגנים ופרולטרים

   Burganím veProletarím

   Bourgeois and Proletarians (Chapter 1 of the Communist Manifesto)

2. (Mishnaic Hebrew) A dweller of a field hut; or of a citadel or fortress; Alternatively, an innkeeper.

References

• “בורגני” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• בורגני on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he