ܗܓܡܘܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܗܝܓܡܘܢܐ (hēḡmōnā), ܗܓܡܢܐ (heḡmōnā), ܐܝܓܡܘܢܐ (ʔeḡmōnā)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡγεμών (hēgemṓn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [heɣmonɑ], [hɛɣmonɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [heɣmone], [hɛɣmone] (plural)

Noun

ܗܓܡܘܢܐ • (heḡmōnā) m (plural ܗܓܡܘܢܐ (heḡmōnā))

1. hegemon, leader, prefect, praetor, governor
2. (Christianity) hegumen, prior

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܓܡܘܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܗܓܡܘܢ		1st person	ܗܓܡܘܢܝ		ܗܓܡܘܢܢ
	construct	ܗܓܡܘܢ		2nd person	ܗܓܡܘܢܟ	ܗܓܡܘܢܟܝ	ܗܓܡܘܢܟܘܢ	ܗܓܡܘܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܗܓܡܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܗܓܡܘܢܗ	ܗܓܡܘܢܗ	ܗܓܡܘܢܗܘܢ	ܗܓܡܘܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܗܓܡܘܢܝܢ		1st person	ܗܓܡܘܢܝ		ܗܓܡܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܗܓܡܘܢܝ		2nd person	ܗܓܡܘܢܝܟ	ܗܓܡܘܢܝܟܝ	ܗܓܡܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܗܓܡܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܗܓܡܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܗܓܡܘܢܘܗܝ	ܗܓܡܘܢܝܗ	ܗܓܡܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܗܓܡܘܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “hygmwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1928) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), 2nd edition, Halle: Max Niemeyer, published 1995, page 171a
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 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, page 340a