ܡܗܓܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܗ ܓ ܐ (h g ˀ)
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܡܗܓܝܢܐ.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [mhaɡɡjaːnaː]

Noun

ܡܗܲܓܝܵܢܵܐ • (mhagyānā) m (plural ܡܗܲܓ̈ܝܵܢܹܐ (mhagyānē))

1. (typography) mhagyana, the diacritic in the Syriac scripts consisting of a horizontal stroke under a cluster of 3 consonants used to indicate an auxiliary vowel/schwa

   ܚܸܟ݂̱ܡܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥixəmṯā, “wisdom”)

   ܡܲܘ̱ܕܝܵܢܵܐ (mawədyānā, “confessor”)

Usage notes

• This diacritic is not normally used.