אתרוג

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אתרוג

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Borrowed from Old Persian [script needed] (turung), from Sanskrit मातुलुङ्ग (mātuluṅga), ultimately from Dravidian. Compare Persian ترنج (toronj), Turkish turunç, Arabic تُرُنْج (turunj), أُتْرُجّ (ʔutrujj), Aramaic תְּרוֹגָא (tərōḡā), אֶתְרוֹגָא (ʾeṯrōḡā), Tamil மாதுளம் (mātuḷam), மாதுளங்காய் (mātuḷaṅkāy, “pomegranate, citron lemon”).

Political meaning comes from the custom of using etrogs for the holiday of Sukkot, during which they are often kept safe in a rigid container, but after which they are often discarded.

noun אֶתְרוֹג · etróg · אֶתְרוֹגִים · אֶתְרוֹג־ · אֶתְרוֹגֵי־

citron (the fruit of a citron tree) מִיַּד הַתִּינוֹקוֹת שׁוֹמְטִין אֶת לוּלְבֵיהֶן וְאוֹכְלִין אֶתְרוֹגֵיהֶן.
In Israeli politics, a politician whom journalists refrain from criticizing until after a certain date or issue has passed.

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citron fruit

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"אתרוג." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%92. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

אתרוג. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%92

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"אתרוג." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%92.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {אתרוג},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%90%D7%AA%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%92},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}