Classical Syriac

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Etymology

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From the root ܗ-ܓ-ܪ (h-ɡ-r) related to converting to Islam, from ܗܓܪ (Hāḡār), from Hebrew הָגָר (Hāḡār, Hagar).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmah.ɡ(ə.)rɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ˈmah.ɡ(ə.)re] (plural)

Adjective

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ܡܗܓܪܐ (mahgərām (plural ܡܗܓܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܗܓܪܬܐ)

  1. Muslim, converted to Islam

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Noun

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ܡܗܓܪܐ (mahgərām (plural ܡܗܓܪܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܡܗܓܪܬܐ)

  1. Muslim, convert to Islam

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See also

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References

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  • mhgr”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2017-01-14
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 73a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 255a
  • 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, p. 719a