ܗܓܪ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew הָגָר‎ (hāḡār, “stranger”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [hɑˈɣɑr.]

Proper noun

ܗܵܓ݂ܵܪ • (hāḡār) f

  1. (Islam, Judaism, Christianity) Hagar: The Egyptian concubine of Abraham, mother of Ishmael.
    • Genesis 16:15:
      ‏ܘܝܠܝܼܕ ܠܵܗ̇ ܗܵܓ݂ܵܪ ܩܵܐ ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܡ ܒܪܘܿܢܵܐ، ܘܩܪܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܒ݂ܪܵܡ ܫܸܡܵܐ ܕܒܪܘܿܢܘܼܗܝ ܕܝܠܝܼܕ ܠܵܗ̇ ܗܵܓ݂ܵܪ، ܐܝܼܫܡܲܥܹܝܠ.‎‎
      w-ìlidlah Haḡar qa Āwram brona, w-qrēleh Āwram šimma d-bronuh d-ìlidlah Haḡar Išmāʿēl.
      And Hagar bore Abram a son, and Abram called his son's name which Hagar bore, Ishmael.
  2. a female given name from Hebrew
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