ܚܓܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܘ ܓ (ḥ w g)
2 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic חַגָּא. Compare Classical Syriac ܚܲܓܵܐ (festival, fair).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܸܓܵܐ (ḥiggām (plural ܚܸ̈ܓܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥiggāṯā))

  1. Khigga; Assyrian line-dance

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj) and Hebrew חַג (ḥaḡ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܓܐ (ḥaggām (plural ܚܓܐ (ḥaggē))

  1. festival, fair
  2. feast, feasting, feast day
  3. assembly, multitude, company
  4. market
Inflection

Etymology 2

Related to the root ܚ-ܘ-ܓ (ḥ-w-ɡ) related to going around. Compare Hebrew חוּג (ḥûḡ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܓܐ (ḥaggām (plural ܚܓܐ (ḥaggē))

  1. palisaded rampart, intrenchment
  2. confluence, fork
  3. seizure, apprehension
Inflection

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܓܐ (ḥeggām (plural ܚܓܐ (ḥeggē))

  1. idolatrous temple
Inflection

Etymology 4

From Akkadian 𒂊𒄖𒌋 (egû, Alhagi).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܓܐ (ḥāggām (plural ܚܓܐ (ḥāggē))

  1. camelthorn, manna tree, Alhagi gen. et spp.
Inflection

References

  • ḥg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ḥg3”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • ḥgh2”, 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 96a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 126a
  • 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, pages 411b-412a