ܚܓܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic حَجّ (ḥaǧǧ) and Hebrew חַג (ḥaḡ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħaɡɡɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħaɡɡe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܓܐ (ḥaggā) m (plural ܚܓܐ)

  1. festival, fair
  2. feast, feasting, feast day
  3. assembly, multitude, company
  4. market
Inflection

Etymology 2

Related to the root ܚ-ܘ-ܓ (ḥ-w-ɡ) related to going around. Compare Hebrew חוּג (ḥûḡ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħaɡɡɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħaɡɡe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܓܐ (ḥaggā) m (plural ܚܓܐ)

  1. palisaded rampart, intrenchment
  2. confluence, fork
  3. seizure, apprehension
Inflection

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħɛɡɡɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħɛɡɡe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܓܐ (ḥeggā) m (plural ܚܓܐ)

  1. idolatrous temple
Inflection

Etymology 4

From Akkadian 𒂊𒄖𒌋 (egu, Alhagi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħɑɡɡɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħɑɡɡe(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܓܐ (ḥāggā) m (plural ܚܓܐ)

  1. camelthorn, manna tree, Alhagi gen. et spp.
Inflection

References

  • ḥg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 96a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 126a
  • 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 411b-412a
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