תרנגול

Hebrew

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒁯𒈗𒄷 (tarlugallum, “rooster”), from Sumerian 𒁯𒈗𒄷 (dar-lugal^mušen /⁠darlugal⁠/, “rooster”, literally “bird or fowl of the king”). The first element uncertainly connected to Proto-Semitic *ṭayr- (“bird”) or Proto-Semitic *dVrr, Proto-Afroasiatic *dir(h)w- (“bird, hen, dove, fowl, chicken, rooster”).

Noun

תַּרְנְגוֹל • (tarn'gól) m (plural indefinite תַּרְנְגוֹלִים, feminine counterpart תרנגולת / תַּרְנְגֹלֶת)

1. chicken (animal), either male or of unspecified gender

Derived terms

• תרנגול הודו

See also

• גֶּבֶר m (géver, “rooster, cock”)