הגדה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־ג־ד (n-g-d)

A deverbal noun from הִגִּיד (higíd, “tell, say”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

הַגָּדָה • (hagadá) f (plural indefinite הַגָּדוֹת, singular construct הַגָּדַת־) [pattern: הַקְטָלָה]

1. a telling; a story told to someone else
2. (Judaism) Haggadah (text recited at Passover)

Descendants

• → Aramaic: אַגָּדְתָא (ʾaggāḏ'ṯā)
• → English: Haggadah
• → Yiddish: הגדה (hagode)

References

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

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew הַגָּדָה.

Noun

הגדה • (hagode) f, plural הגדות (hagodes)

1. (Judaism) Haggadah (text recited at Passover)