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))

1. meditation
2. (phonetics) syllable, vowel
3. (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
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܝܼ (hiḡyānī)		ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܲܢ (hiḡyānan)
	construct	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢ (hiḡyān)		2nd person	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (hiḡyānūḵ)	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (hiḡyānāḵ)	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hiḡyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܵܐ (hiḡyānā)		3rd person	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܹܗ (hiḡyānēh)	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (hiḡyānāh)	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (hiḡyānhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (hiḡyānī)		ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (hiḡyānan)
	construct	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (hiḡyānay)		2nd person	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (hiḡyānūḵ)	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (hiḡyānāḵ)	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hiḡyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (hiḡyānē)		3rd person	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (hiḡyānūh)	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (hiḡyānōh)	ܗܸܓ݂ܝܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (hiḡyānhōn)

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))

1. hybrid, half-breed
2. bastard, low-born

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܗ-ܓ-ܝ (h-ɡ-y) 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))ܑ

1. meditation
2. study, subject
3. reading, interpretation
4. (phonetics) syllable, vowel
5. (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
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܗܓܝܢ		1st person	ܗܓܝܢܝ		ܗܓܝܢܢ
	construct	ܗܓܝܢ		2nd person	ܗܓܝܢܟ	ܗܓܝܢܟܝ	ܗܓܝܢܟܘܢ	ܗܓܝܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܗܓܝܢܐ		3rd person	ܗܓܝܢܗ	ܗܓܝܢܗ	ܗܓܝܢܗܘܢ	ܗܓܝܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܗܓܝܢܝܢ		1st person	ܗܓܝܢܝ		ܗܓܝܢܝܢ
	construct	ܗܓܝܢܝ		2nd person	ܗܓܝܢܝܟ	ܗܓܝܢܝܟܝ	ܗܓܝܢܝܟܘܢ	ܗܓܝܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܗܓܝܢܐ		3rd 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

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

1. hybrid, half-breed
2. bastard, low-born

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܓܝܢܐ

person	singular		plural
	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, pages 329b–330a