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Where does “հեգենայ” come from?

հեգենայ (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian հեգեանայ, from Old Armenian հեգիանայ, from Classical Syriac ܗܓܝܢܐ, from Classical Syriac ܗܓܐ — to read.

հեգենայ (Old Armenian): script; alphabet; syllable

Definitions

  1. script; alphabet; syllable

Ancestry of “հեգենայ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianհեգեանայ—
2Old Armenianհեգիանայ—
3Classical Syriacܗܓܝܢܐmeditation; study, subject; reading,...
4Classical Syriacܗܓܐto read

Words derived from “հեգենայ”

  • հեգենա
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