ܡܗܓܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܗ ܓ ܐ (h g ˀ)
4 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac ܡܗܓܝܢܐ.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [mhaɡɡjaːnaː]

Noun

ܡܗܲܓܝܵܢܵܐ • (mhagyānām (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.