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'hagérm (plural indefinite מְהַגְּרִים, feminine counterpart מְהַגֶּרֶת)

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

Declension

Declension of מְהַגֵּר
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite מְהַגֵּר first מְהַגְּרִי מְהַגְּרֵנוּ
definite הַמְּהַגֵּר second מְהַגֶּרְךָ מְהַגְּרֵךְ מְהַגֶּרְכֶם מְהַגֶּרְכֶן
construct מְהַגֵּר־ third מְהַגְּרוֹ מְהַגְּרָהּ מְהַגְּרָם מְהַגְּרָן
plural indefinite מְהַגְּרִים first מהגריי / מְהַגְּרַי מְהַגְּרֵינוּ
definite הַמְּהַגְּרִים second מְהַגְּרֶיךָ מהגרייך / מְהַגְּרַיִךְ מְהַגְּרֵיכֶם מְהַגְּרֵיכֶן
construct מְהַגְּרֵי־ third מְהַגְּרָיו מְהַגְּרֶיהָ מְהַגְּרֵיהֶם מְהַגְּרֵיהֶן

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
  • "מהגר" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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