Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Root
ܚ ܘ ܓ (ḥ w g)
2 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [ħɪɡɡaː]

Noun

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ܚܸܓܵܐ (ḥiggām (plural ܚܸ̈ܓܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥiggāṯā))

  1. Khigga; Assyrian line-dance

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Classical Syriac

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Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ħaɡɡɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħaɡɡe] (plural)

Noun

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ܚܓܐ (ḥaggām (plural ܚܓܐ (ḥaggē))

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

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ħaɡɡɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħaɡɡe] (plural)

Noun

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ܚܓܐ (ḥaggām (plural ܚܓܐ (ḥaggē))

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

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ħɛɡɡɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħɛɡɡe] (plural)

Noun

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ܚܓܐ (ḥeggām (plural ܚܓܐ (ḥeggē))

  1. idolatrous temple
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Etymology 4

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From Akkadian 𒂊𒄖𒌋 (egû, Alhagi).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ħɑɡɡɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħɑɡɡe] (plural)

Noun

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ܚܓܐ (ḥāggām (plural ܚܓܐ (ḥāggē))

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

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  • 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