Hebrew

Alternative forms

• דֻּגְמָה defective spelling
• דֻּגְמָא, דוגמא Aramaic spelling

Noun

דּוּגְמָה \ דֻּגְמָה • ‎(dugmá) f ‎(plural indefinite דוגמות \ דֻּגְמוֹת, singular construct דוגמת \ דֻּגְמַת־)

1. a example, a sample, a specimen
2. a pattern

Usage notes

• As with other feminine loanwords from Aramaic, the Academy of the Hebrew Language recommends that דוגמה be written with a ה ‎(h, “hei”) at the end, rather than with an א ‎(ʾ, “alef”) (as in Aramaic). Nonetheless, the Aramaic spellings are still common today sometimes more common than the recommended spellings. In many cases the different plurals are used interchangeably.

Derived terms

• לדוגמה \ לְדֻגְמָה ‎(l'dugmá, “for example”)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Ancient Greek δόγμα ‎(dógma, “opinion, tenet”), from δοκέω ‎(dokéō, “I seem good, think”).

Noun

דּוֹגְמָה • ‎(dog'má) f ‎(plural indefinite דּוֹגְמוֹת, singular construct דּוֹגְמַת־)

1. dogma