ܗܓܝܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܗ-ܓ-ܝ (h-ɡ-y) related to meditating. Compare Hebrew הִגָּיוֹן (higgāyṓn), Arabic ه ج و (h-j-w).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hɛɣjɑnɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [hɛɣjɑne] (plural)
Noun
ܗܓܝܢܐ • (heḡyānā) m (plural ܗܓܝܢܐ (heḡyānē))
- meditation
- study, subject
- reading, interpretation
- (phonetics) syllable, vowel
- (grammar) vocalization of a word; method of learning to read through syllables
Inflection
inflection 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
- → Old Armenian: հեգենայ (hegenay)
- Armenian: հեգենա (hegena)
Etymology 2
From Arabic هَجِين (hajīn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [h(ə)ɣinɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [h(ə)ɣine] (plural)
Adjective
ܗܓܝܢܐ • (həḡīn) m (plural ܗܓܝܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܗܓܝܢܬܐ)
- hybrid, half-breed
- 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–
- “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, page 72b-73a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 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, page 329b–330a