Aguroth

/ɑːɡuːˈroʊθ/ noun

Definition

The plural of agura; multiple monetary units in historical Jewish and Israeli monetary systems.

Etymology

From Hebrew aguroth, the plural form of agura following Hebrew pluralization patterns with the -ot ending.

Kelly Says

Hebrew plurals work very differently from English—words completely change their form rather than just adding a suffix. Aguroth shows these deep grammatical differences between languages that share no common ancestor.

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