ܚܘܓܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic חוּגְתָּא (ḥūḡtā, circle, orb, compass); cognate to Hebrew חוּגָה (khugá).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xoɣ.tɑː]

Noun

ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬܵܐ • (ḥōḡtā) f sg (plural ܚܘܿܓ݂ܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥōḡātē))

  1. dial
    ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܚܘܼܛܵܡܲܠܵܠܹ̈ܐ ܐܝܼܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܕܝܼܠܹ̈ܐ، ܐܝܼܬ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܚܘܿܓ݂ܬܵܐ
    min qam ḥūṭāmallālē īt wā lhōn lūḥā d-qdīlē, īt wā lhōn ḥōḡtā
    Before telephones had a keypad, they had a dial.

Inflection

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܚ-ܘ-ܓ (ḥ-w-ɡ) related to going around. Compare Hebrew חוּגָה (ḥûḡâ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħuɣtɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħuɣɑθɑ], [ħuɣjɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܚܘܓܬܐ • (transliteration needed) f (plural ܚܘܓܝܬܐ or ܚܘܓܬܐ)

  1. circle
  2. sphere, orb, globe
  3. (astronomy) halo, corona
  4. compass
  5. area
  6. troop

Inflection

References

  • ḥwgh”, 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 99a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 130a
  • 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 421a
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