*√ḤGG “festival

Semitic *√ḤGG “festival, to dance, to spin” appears in:

Hebrew

  • ḥāḡaḡ חָגַג “to spin, dance”
  • ḥaḡ חַג “holy day”
  • ḥaḡ śāmēaḥ חַג שָׂמֵחַ “happy holyday, Chag Sameach”

Aramaic

-Jewish

  • ḥăḡāḡ חֲגָג “describe a circle”
  • ḥăḡīḡā חֲגִיגָא “holy day, pilgrimage”

-Nabatean

  • ḥgg “pilgrimage”

-Syriac

  • ḥaggā ܚܲܓܵܐ “feast

Arabic

  • ḥaǧāǧ حَجَاج “orbit”
  • ḥaǧǧ حَجّ “pilgrimage, Hajj”

 

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