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))
- 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
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܐ (ḥōḡā) | 1st person | ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬܝܼ (ḥōḡtī) | ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬܲܢ (ḥōḡtan) | |||
| construct | ܚܘܿܓ݂ܲܬ݂ (ḥōḡaṯ) | 2nd person | ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬܘܼܟ݂ (ḥōḡtōḵ) | ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥōḡtāḵ) | ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥōḡtawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬܵܐ (ḥōḡtā) | 3rd person | ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬܹܗ (ḥōḡtēh) | ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬܵܗ̇ (ḥōḡtāh) | ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬܗܘܿܢ (ḥōḡthōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܢ̈ (ḥōḡān) | 1st person | ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḥōḡāṯī) | ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḥōḡāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܬ݂̈ (ḥōḡāṯ) | 2nd person | ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥōḡāṯōḵ) | ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥōḡāṯāḵ) | ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥōḡāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܚܘܿܓ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥōḡāṯā) | 3rd person | ܚܘܿܓ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥōḡāṯēh) | ܚܘܿܓ݂̈ܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥōḡāṯāh) | ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥōḡāṯhōn) | |||
Derived terms
- ܚܲܘܸܓ (ḥawwig, “to dial”)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܚ ܘ ܓ 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)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܚܘܓܐ | 1st person | ܚܘܓܬܝ | ܚܘܓܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܚܘܓܬ | 2nd person | ܚܘܓܬܟ | ܚܘܓܬܟܝ | ܚܘܓܬܟܘܢ | ܚܘܓܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | 3rd person | ܚܘܓܬܗ | ܚܘܓܬܗ | ܚܘܓܬܗܘܢ | ܚܘܓܬܗܝܢ | |||
| plural | absolute | ܚܘܓܝܢ ,ܚܘܓܢ | 1st person | ܚܘܓܝܬܝ ,ܚܘܓܬܝ | ܚܘܓܝܬܢ ,ܚܘܓܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܚܘܓܝܬ ,ܚܘܓܬ | 2nd person | ܚܘܓܝܬܟ ,ܚܘܓܬܟ | ܚܘܓܝܬܟܝ ,ܚܘܓܬܟܝ | ܚܘܓܝܬܟܘܢ ,ܚܘܓܬܟܘܢ | ܚܘܓܝܬܟܝܢ ,ܚܘܓܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܚܘܓܝܬܐ , | 3rd person | ܚܘܓܝܬܗ ,ܚܘܓܬܗ | ܚܘܓܝܬܗ ,ܚܘܓܬܗ | ܚܘܓܝܬܗܘܢ ,ܚܘܓܬܗܘܢ | 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, →ISBN, page 421a