מילגרוים

Yiddish

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin mālogrānātum, apparently via Middle High German malgram.[1] Compare Middle High German cognates malgran, malagranât, margram.[2] Compare also Italian melograno (tree), melagrana (fruit).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪɫɡrɔɪ̯m/

Noun

מילגרוים • (milgroym) m, plural מילגרוימען (milgroymen)

  1. pomegranate (Punica granatum)

Derived terms
  • מילגרוימבוים (milgroymboym)
  • ער האָט מער סודות וויפֿל אַ מילגרוים האָט קערנדלעך (er hot mer soydes vifl a milgroym hot kerndlekh, “he has more secrets than a pomegranate has seeds”)[3]

Descendants
  • English: Milgram, Milgrom

References
  1. Astravux, Aljaksandar (2008) “mílgrojm”, in Idyš-bjelaruski slóŭnik [Yiddish–Belarusian Dictionary], Minsk: Mjedisónt, →ISBN, page 540
  2. Aslanov, C. (2013). The Romance Component in Yiddish: A Reassessment. Journal of Jewish Languages, 1(2), 261-273. https://doi.org/10.1163/22134638-12340014
  3. Justus van de Kamp et al., “מילגרױם” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .
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