ܗܓܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew הָגָר (hāḡār, “stranger”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [hɑˈɣɑr.]

Proper noun

ܗܵܓ݂ܵܪ • (hāḡār) f

1. (Islam, Judaism, Christianity) Hagar: The Egyptian concubine of Abraham, mother of Ishmael.
   • Genesis 16:15:

     ܘܝܠܝܼܕ ܠܵܗ̇ ܗܵܓ݂ܵܪ ܩܵܐ ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܡ ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ، ܘܩܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܡ ܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܒܪܘܿܢܘܼܗܝ ܕܝܠܝܼܕ ܠܵܗ̇ ܗܵܓ݂ܵܪ، ܐܝܼܫܡܲܥܹܝܠ.

     w-ìlidlah Haḡar qa Āwram brona, w-qrēleh Āwram šimma d-bronuh d-ìlidlah Haḡar Išmāʿēl.

     And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram called his son's name which Hagar bore, Ishmael.

2. a female given name from Hebrew