ܚܘܓܬܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic חוּגְתָּא (ḥūḡtā, circle, orb, compass); cognate to Hebrew חוּגָה (khugá).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬܵܐ (ḥōḡtāf sg (plural ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥōḡātē))

  1. dial
    ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܚܘܼܛܵܡܲܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܕܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ، ܐܝܼܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬܵܐ
    min qam ḥūṭāmallālē īt wā lhōn lūḥā d-qdīlē, īt wā lhōn ḥōḡtā
    Before telephones had a keypad, they had a dial.

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Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܓ (ḥ-w-ɡ) related to going around. Compare Hebrew חוּגָה (ḥûḡâ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܘܓܬܐ (transliteration neededf (plural ܚܘܓܝܬܐ or ܚܘܓܬܐ)

  1. circle
  2. sphere, orb, globe
  3. (astronomy) halo, corona
  4. compass
  5. area
  6. troop

Inflection

References

  • ḥwgh”, 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 99a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 130a
  • 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 421a