ܚܓܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܘ ܓ (ḥ w g)
2 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic חַגָּא. Compare Classical Syriac ܚܲܓܵܐ (“festival, fair”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ħɪɡɡaː]

Noun

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

1. Khigga; Assyrian 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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܓ	ܚܓܝܢ
construct	ܚܓ	ܚܓܝ
emphatic	ܚܓܐ	ܚܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܓܝ	ܚܓܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܓܟ	ܚܓܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܓܟܝ	ܚܓܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܓܗ	ܚܓܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܓܗ	ܚܓܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܓܢ	ܚܓܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܓܟܘܢ	ܚܓܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܓܟܝܢ	ܚܓܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܓܗܘܢ	ܚܓܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܓܗܝܢ	ܚܓܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

Related to the root ܚ-ܘ-ܓ (ḥ-w-ɡ) 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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܓ	ܚܓܝܢ
construct	ܚܓ	ܚܓܝ
emphatic	ܚܓܐ	ܚܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܓܝ	ܚܓܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܓܟ	ܚܓܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܓܟܝ	ܚܓܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܓܗ	ܚܓܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܓܗ	ܚܓܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܓܢ	ܚܓܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܓܟܘܢ	ܚܓܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܓܟܝܢ	ܚܓܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܓܗܘܢ	ܚܓܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܓܗܝܢ	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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܓ	ܚܓܝܢ
construct	ܚܓ	ܚܓܝ
emphatic	ܚܓܐ	ܚܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܓܝ	ܚܓܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܓܟ	ܚܓܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܓܟܝ	ܚܓܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܓܗ	ܚܓܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܓܗ	ܚܓܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܓܢ	ܚܓܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܓܟܘܢ	ܚܓܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܓܟܝܢ	ܚܓܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܓܗܘܢ	ܚܓܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܓܗܝܢ	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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܓ	ܚܓܝܢ
construct	ܚܓ	ܚܓܝ
emphatic	ܚܓܐ	ܚܓܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܓܝ	ܚܓܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܓܟ	ܚܓܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܓܟܝ	ܚܓܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܓܗ	ܚܓܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܓܗ	ܚܓܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܓܢ	ܚܓܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܓܟܘܢ	ܚܓܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܓܟܝܢ	ܚܓܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܓܗܘܢ	ܚܓܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܓܗܝܢ	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