ܗܓܝܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ܗܓܝܢܐ • (heḡyānā) m (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

    inflection of ܗܓܝܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܗܓܝܢ	ܗܓܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܗܓܝܢ	ܗܓܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܗܓܝܢܐ	ܗܓܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܗܓܝܢܝ	ܗܓܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܗܓܝܢܟ	ܗܓܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܗܓܝܢܟܝ	ܗܓܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܗܓܝܢܗ	ܗܓܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܗܓܝܢܗ	ܗܓܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܗܓܝܢܢ	ܗܓܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܗܓܝܢܟܘܢ	ܗܓܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܗܓܝܢܟܝܢ	ܗܓܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܗܓܝܢܗܘܢ	ܗܓܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܗܓܝܢܗܝܢ	ܗܓܝܢܝܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: հեգենայ (hegenay)
  • Armenian: հեգենա (hegena)

Etymology 2

From Arabic هَجِين (hajīn).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ܗܓܝܢܐ • (həḡīn) m (plural ܗܓܝܢܐ, singular feminine counterpart ܗܓܝܢܬܐ)

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

Inflection

    declension of ܗܓܝܢܐ

masculine	singular	plural
absolute	ܗܓܝܢ	ܗܓܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܗܓܝܢ	ܗܓܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܗܓܝܢܐ	ܗܓܝܢܐ
feminine	singular	plural
absolute	ܗܓܝܢܐ	ܗܓܝܢܢ
construct	ܗܓܝܢܬ	ܗܓܝܢܬ
emphatic	ܗܓܝܢܬܐ	ܗܓܝܢܬܐ

References

• “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, pages 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, pages 329b–330a