Classical Syriac edit

Etymology edit

Compare Arabic حَاجِب (ḥājib, gatekeeper).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈħuɣ.bɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ˈħuɣ.be] (plural)

Noun edit

ܚܘܓܒܐ (ḥūḡbām (plural ܚܘܓܒܐ)

  1. idol
  2. shrine, temple
  3. temple guardian

Inflection edit

Irregular absolute and construct singular with a varying Waw.

References edit

  • ḥwgbˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2018-11-09
  • 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 420b