זוג

Aramaic

Verb

זוג • (transliteration needed)

1. to pair, to join, to marry

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ז־ו־ג (z-w-g)

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)

1. pair, couple, twosome
2. (poker) pair, two-of-a-kind

Derived terms

• בֶּן זוּג (ben zúg)
• בַּת זוּג (bat zúg)
• זיווג / זִוּוּג (zivúg)
• זיווג / זִוֵּג (zivég), זווג / זֻוַּג (zuvág)
• הזדווג / הִזְדַּוֵּג (hizdavég)