מהגר

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ה־ג־ר (h-g-r)
2 terms

From the present participle of היגר / הִגֵּר (higér, “to immigrate”).

Pronunciation

Noun

מְהַגֵּר • (m'hagér) m (plural indefinite מְהַגְּרִים, feminine counterpart מְהַגֶּרֶת)

  1. A (male) immigrant: a (male) person who is immigrating or who has immigrated to a place.

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “מְהַגֵּר”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 321b
  • “מהגר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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