ܚܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܘ ܓ (ḥ w g)
2 terms

Etymology

Uncertain:

• Possibly cognate to Aramaic [script needed] (ḥingā, “circle line celebration”).
• Otherwise Inherited from Aramaic חַגָּא. Compare Classical Syriac ܚܲܓܵܐ (“festival, fair”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ħɪɡɡaː]

Noun

ܚܸܓܵܐ • (ḥiggā) m (plural ܚܸ̈ܓܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥiggāṯā))

1. Khigga; Assyrian circle line dance

Derived terms

• ܪܹܝܫܵܐ ܕܚܸܓܵܐ (rēšā dḥiggā, “Leader of the Khigga”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj) and Hebrew חַג (ḥaḡ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħaɡɡɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħaɡɡe] (plural)

Noun

ܚܓܐ • (ḥaggā) m (plural ܚܓܐ (ḥaggē))

1. festival, fair
2. feast, feasting, feast day
3. assembly, multitude, company
4. market

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܓ		1st person	ܚܓܝ		ܚܓܢ
	construct	ܚܓ		2nd person	ܚܓܟ	ܚܓܟܝ	ܚܓܟܘܢ	ܚܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܓܐ		3rd person	ܚܓܗ	ܚܓܗ	ܚܓܗܘܢ	ܚܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܓܝܢ		1st person	ܚܓܝ		ܚܓܝܢ
	construct	ܚܓܝ		2nd person	ܚܓܝܟ	ܚܓܝܟܝ	ܚܓܝܟܘܢ	ܚܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܓܐ		3rd person	ܚܓܘܗܝ	ܚܓܝܗ	ܚܓܝܗܘܢ	ܚܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Related to the root ܚ ܘ ܓ related to going around. Compare Hebrew חוּג (ḥûḡ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħaɡɡɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħaɡɡe] (plural)

Noun

ܚܓܐ • (ḥaggā) m (plural ܚܓܐ (ḥaggē))

1. palisaded rampart, intrenchment
2. confluence, fork
3. seizure, apprehension

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܓ		1st person	ܚܓܝ		ܚܓܢ
	construct	ܚܓ		2nd person	ܚܓܟ	ܚܓܟܝ	ܚܓܟܘܢ	ܚܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܓܐ		3rd person	ܚܓܗ	ܚܓܗ	ܚܓܗܘܢ	ܚܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܓܝܢ		1st person	ܚܓܝ		ܚܓܝܢ
	construct	ܚܓܝ		2nd person	ܚܓܝܟ	ܚܓܝܟܝ	ܚܓܝܟܘܢ	ܚܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܓܐ		3rd person	ܚܓܘܗܝ	ܚܓܝܗ	ܚܓܝܗܘܢ	ܚܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɛɡɡɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɛɡɡe] (plural)

Noun

ܚܓܐ • (ḥeggā) m (plural ܚܓܐ (ḥeggē))

1. idolatrous temple

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܓ		1st person	ܚܓܝ		ܚܓܢ
	construct	ܚܓ		2nd person	ܚܓܟ	ܚܓܟܝ	ܚܓܟܘܢ	ܚܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܓܐ		3rd person	ܚܓܗ	ܚܓܗ	ܚܓܗܘܢ	ܚܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܓܝܢ		1st person	ܚܓܝ		ܚܓܝܢ
	construct	ܚܓܝ		2nd person	ܚܓܝܟ	ܚܓܝܟܝ	ܚܓܝܟܘܢ	ܚܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܓܐ		3rd person	ܚܓܘܗܝ	ܚܓܝܗ	ܚܓܝܗܘܢ	ܚܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

From Akkadian 𒂊𒄖𒌋 (egû, “Alhagi”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɑɡɡɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɑɡɡe] (plural)

Noun

ܚܓܐ • (ḥāggā) m (plural ܚܓܐ (ḥāggē))

1. camelthorn, manna tree, Alhagi gen. et spp.

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܓܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܓ		1st person	ܚܓܝ		ܚܓܢ
	construct	ܚܓ		2nd person	ܚܓܟ	ܚܓܟܝ	ܚܓܟܘܢ	ܚܓܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܓܐ		3rd person	ܚܓܗ	ܚܓܗ	ܚܓܗܘܢ	ܚܓܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܓܝܢ		1st person	ܚܓܝ		ܚܓܝܢ
	construct	ܚܓܝ		2nd person	ܚܓܝܟ	ܚܓܝܟܝ	ܚܓܝܟܘܢ	ܚܓܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܓܐ		3rd person	ܚܓܘܗܝ	ܚܓܝܗ	ܚܓܝܗܘܢ	ܚܓܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥg”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ḥg³”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ḥgh²”, 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 96a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 126a
• 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 411b–412a