Classical Syriac edit

Etymology 1 edit

From the root ܗ-ܓ-ܝ (h-ɡ-y) related to meditating. Compare Hebrew הִגָּיוֹן (higgāyṓn), Arabic ه ج و (h-j-w).

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ܗܓܝܢܐ (heḡyānām (plural ܗܓܝܢܐ (heḡyānē))

  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 edit
Descendants edit
  • Old Armenian: հեգենայ (hegenay)
    • Armenian: հեգենա (hegena)

Etymology 2 edit

From Arabic هَجِين (hajīn).

Pronunciation edit

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

Adjective edit

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  1. hybrid, half-breed
  2. bastard, low-born
Inflection edit

References edit

  • 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