ܗܓܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܗ ܓ ܐ (h g ˀ)
4 terms

Derived from the verb ܗܵܓ݂ܹܐ (hāḡē, “to meditate, spell”); cognate to Hebrew הִגָּיוֹן (higayón, “logic”) and Arabic هِجَاء (hijāʔ).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [hɪɣ.jɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܵܐ • (hiḡyānā) m (plural ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (hiḡyānē))

meditation
(phonetics) syllable, vowel
(grammar) vocalization of a word; method of learning to read through syllables

Inflection

Inflection of **ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܵܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	plural
singular	absolute	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢ (hiḡyān)		1^st person	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܝܼ (hiḡyānī)		ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܲܢ (hiḡyānan)
	construct	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢ (hiḡyān)		2^nd person	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (hiḡyānōḵ)	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (hiḡyānāḵ)	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hiḡyānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܵܐ (hiḡyānā)		3^rd person	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܹܗ (hiḡyānēh)	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (hiḡyānāh)	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (hiḡyānhōn)
plural	absolute	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (hiḡyānīn)		1^st person	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (hiḡyānī)		ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (hiḡyānan)
	construct	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (hiḡyānay)		2^nd person	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (hiḡyānōḵ)	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (hiḡyānāḵ)	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hiḡyānawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (hiḡyānē)		3^rd person	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (hiḡyānūh)	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (hiḡyānōh)	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (hiḡyānayhōn)

Etymology 2

Root
ܗ ܓ ܢ (h g n)
1 term

Borrowed from Arabic هَجِين (hajīn).

Pronunciation

(Standard) IPA^(key): [həɣiːnɑː]

Adjective

ܗܓ݂ܝܼܢܵܐ • (hḡīnā) (feminine ܗܓ݂ܝܼܢܬܵܐ (hḡīntā), plural ܗܓ݂ܝܼ̈ܢܹܐ (hḡīnē))

hybrid, half-breed
bastard, low-born

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܗ ܓ ܝ 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))ܑ

meditation
study, subject
reading, interpretation
(phonetics) syllable, vowel
(grammar) vocalization of a word; method of learning to read through syllables

Inflection

Inflection of **ܗܓܝܢܐ**
	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
	state	form		person	m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܗܓܝܢ		1^st person	ܗܓܝܢܝ		ܗܓܝܢܢ
	construct	ܗܓܝܢ		2^nd person	ܗܓܝܢܟ	ܗܓܝܢܟܝ	ܗܓܝܢܟܘܢ	ܗܓܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܗܓܝܢܐ		3^rd person	ܗܓܝܢܗ	ܗܓܝܢܗ	ܗܓܝܢܗܘܢ	ܗܓܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܗܓܝܢܝܢ		1^st person	ܗܓܝܢܝ		ܗܓܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܗܓܝܢܝ		2^nd person	ܗܓܝܢܝܟ	ܗܓܝܢܝܟܝ	ܗܓܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܗܓܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܗܓܝܢܐ		3^rd person	ܗܓܝܢܘܗܝ	ܗܓܝܢܝܗ	ܗܓܝܢܝܗܘܢ	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

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

hybrid, half-breed
bastard, low-born

Inflection

Inflection of **ܗܓܝܢܐ**
person	singular		plural
person	m	f	m	f
absolute	ܗܓܝܢ	ܗܓܝܢܐ	ܗܓܝܢܝܢ	ܗܓܝܢܢ
construct	ܗܓܝܢ	ܗܓܝܢܬ	ܗܓܝܢܝ	ܗܓܝܢܬ
emphatic	ܗܓܝܢܐ	ܗܓܝܢܬܐ	ܗܓܝܢܐ	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, →ISBN, pages 329b–330a