ܚܘܓܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic חוּגְתָּא (ḥūḡtā, “circle, orb, compass”); cognate to Hebrew חוּגָה (khugá).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xoɣ.tɑː]

Noun

ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬܵܐ • (ḥōḡtā) f sg (plural ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥōḡātē))

1. dial

   ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܚܘܼܛܵܡܲܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܕܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ، ܐܝܼܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬܵܐ

   min qam ḥūṭāmallālē īt wā lhōn lūḥā d-qdīlē, īt wā lhōn ḥōḡtā

   Before telephones had a keypad, they had a dial.

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥōḡṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬ݂ܝܼ (ḥōḡṯī)		ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬ݂ܲܢ (ḥōḡṯan)
	construct	ܚܘܿܓ݂ܲܬ݂ (ḥōḡaṯ)	2nd person	ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥōḡṯūḵ)	ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥōḡṯāḵ)	ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥōḡṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥōḡṯā)	3rd person	ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥōḡṯēh)	ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥōḡṯāh)	ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥōḡṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḥōḡāṯī)		ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḥōḡāṯan)
	construct	ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܬ݂̈ (ḥōḡāṯ)	2nd person	ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥōḡāṯūḵ)	ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥōḡāṯāḵ)	ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥōḡāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ḥōḡāṯē)	3rd person	ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥōḡāṯūh)	ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥōḡāṯōh)	ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥōḡāṯhōn)

Derived terms

• ܚܲܘܸܓ (ḥawwig, “to dial”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܓ (ḥ-w-ɡ) related to going around. Compare Hebrew חוּגָה (ḥûḡâ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħuɣtɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħuɣɑθɑ], [ħuɣjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܚܘܓܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܘܓܝܬܐ or ܚܘܓܬܐ)

1. circle
2. sphere, orb, globe
3. (astronomy) halo, corona
4. compass
5. area
6. troop

Inflection

    declension of ܚܘܓܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܘܓܐ	ܚܘܓܝܢ ,ܚܘܓܢ
construct	ܚܘܓܬ	ܚܘܓܝܬ ,ܚܘܓܬ
emphatic	ܚܘܓܬܐ	ܚܘܓܝܬܐ ,ܚܘܓܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܘܓܬܝ	ܚܘܓܝܬܝ ,ܚܘܓܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܘܓܬܟ	ܚܘܓܝܬܟ ,ܚܘܓܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܘܓܬܟܝ	ܚܘܓܝܬܟܝ ,ܚܘܓܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܘܓܬܗ	ܚܘܓܝܬܗ ,ܚܘܓܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܘܓܬܗ	ܚܘܓܝܬܗ ,ܚܘܓܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܘܓܬܢ	ܚܘܓܝܬܢ ,ܚܘܓܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܘܓܬܟܘܢ	ܚܘܓܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܚܘܓܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܘܓܬܟܝܢ	ܚܘܓܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܚܘܓܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܘܓܬܗܘܢ	ܚܘܓܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܚܘܓܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܘܓܬܗܝܢ	ܚܘܓܝܬܗܝܢ ,ܚܘܓܬܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥwgh”, 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 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 421a