How to say "fare, wage" in Arabic
Shifted meaningMeaningfare, wage
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
أُجْرَة
ujraאג'רה
أجرة
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
תעריף
ta'arifتَاءَارِيف
How the two words are related
Shifted meaning
Same root as a Hebrew word, but the meaning drifted over the centuries.
Arabic root
أ-ج-رHebrew root
א-ג-רThe pairing of Arabic أ-ج-ر, 'to hire, reward, pay wages', with Hebrew א-ג-ר, 'to gather, store', is old and a little loose — both circle a due that changes hands: Hebrew from the collecting end (אגרה, a toll or fee), Arabic from the paying end (أجرة, a wage or fare). Worth knowing, not worth swearing by.
Related Hebrew word:אגרהagraأَگْرَا
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How people actually say it in the spoken dialects, where it differs from the standard word.
Egyptian · Cairo and the Nile Delta
أُجْرَة
ugraאגרהHard g in Cairo: ugra.
In a phrase
أُجْرَة التَّاكْسِي
ujrat at-tāksīאג'רה א-תאכסיthe taxi fare
Plural
أُجُور
ujūrאג'ורbroken plural CuCūC — like بَيْت→بُيُوت