דוגרי

Hebrew

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Turkic *togru
Ottoman Turkish طوغری (doğrı)bor.
South Levantine Arabic دغري (duḡri)bor.
Hebrew דוגרי

    Borrowed from South Levantine Arabic دغري (duḡri)

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    דוגרי • (dúgri)

    1. (colloquial, of a person) that speaks straight to the point.
      היא בן אדם דוגרי, היא תגיד לך אם היא לא רוצה לבוא
      She's a sincere person, she would tell you if she doesn't feel like coming.

    Adverb

    דוגרי • (dúgri)

    1. (colloquial) straight forward, honestly, directly
      אחרי הפנייה סע דוגרי והגעת!
      Right after the turn, go straight ahead and you're there.
      אתה צריך לומר לו את זה דוגרי, בלי לבלבל בשכל.
      You have to tell this to him directly, without messing with his brain.

    Interjection

    דוגרי • (dúgri)

    1. (colloquial) actually!, true that!
      א־ צריך ללכת עם זה לתקשורת, זה סקופ רציני!
      ב־ דוגרי!
      A: We need to go with this to the media, it's a big scoop!
      B: for real!
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