דוגמה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

From Aramaic דּוּגְמָא (dūḡmāʾ), from Ancient Greek δεῖγμα (deîgma), from the verb δείχνω (deíchno, “to point”).

Alternative forms

• דֻּגְמָה (dugmá) (defective spelling)
• דֻּגְמָא (dugmá), דוגמא (dugmá) (Aramaic spelling)

Noun

דּוּגְמָה / דֻּגְמָה • (dugmá) f (plural indefinite דוגמות / דֻּגְמוֹת, singular construct דוגמת / דֻּגְמַת־)

1. an example, a sample, a specimen
2. a pattern

Usage notes

• As with other feminine loanwords from Aramaic, the Academy of the Hebrew Language recommends^[1] that דוגמה be written with a ה (h, “hei”) at the end rather than with an א (ʾ, “alef”) (as in Aramaic). Nonetheless, the Aramaic spellings are still common today, sometimes more common than the recommended spellings. In many cases the different plurals are used interchangeably.

Derived terms

• לדוגמה / לְדֻגְמָה (l'dugmá, “for example”)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek δόγμα (dógma, “opinion, tenet”), from δοκέω (dokéō, “I seem good, think”).

Noun

דּוֹגְמָה • (dog'má) f (plural indefinite דּוֹגְמוֹת, singular construct דּוֹגְמַת־)

1. dogma