ܗܓܝܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܗ-ܓ-ܐ‎ (h-ɡ-ʾ) related to meditating. Compare Hebrew הִגָּיוֹן‎ (higgāyôn).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [hɛɣjɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [hɛɣjɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܗܓܝܢܐ • (heḡyānāʾ) m (plural ܗܓܝܢܐ)

  1. meditation
  2. study, subject
  3. reading, interpretation
  4. (phonetics) syllable, vowel
  5. (grammar) vocalization of a word; method of learning to read through syllables
Inflection
    declension of ܗܓܝܢܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܗܓܝܢ ܗܓܝܢܝܢ
construct ܗܓܝܢ ܗܓܝܢܝ
emphatic ܗܓܝܢܐ ܗܓܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܗܓܝܢܝ ܗܓܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܗܓܝܢܟ ܗܓܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܗܓܝܢܟܝ ܗܓܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܗܓܝܢܗ ܗܓܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܗܓܝܢܗ ܗܓܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܗܓܝܢܢ ܗܓܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܗܓܝܢܟܘܢ ܗܓܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܗܓܝܢܟܝܢ ܗܓܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܗܓܝܢܗܘܢ ܗܓܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܗܓܝܢܗܝܢ ܗܓܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

Etymology 2

Compare Arabic هَجِين‎ (haǧīn)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [h(ə)ɣinɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [h(ə)ɣine(ʔ)] (plural)

Adjective

ܗܓܝܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܗܓܝܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܗܓܝܢܬܐ‎)

  1. hybrid, half-breed
  2. bastard, low-born
Inflection
    declension of ܗܓܝܢܐ
masculine singular plural
absolute ܗܓܝܢ ܗܓܝܢܝܢ
construct ܗܓܝܢ ܗܓܝܢܝ
emphatic ܗܓܝܢܐ ܗܓܝܢܐ
feminine singular plural
absolute ܗܓܝܢܐ ܗܓܝܢܢ
construct ܗܓܝܢܬ ܗܓܝܢܬ
emphatic ܗܓܝܢܬܐ ܗܓܝܢܬܐ

References
  • “hgyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary : قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, pp. 72b-73a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 99b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, pp. 329b-330a
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