*hugan-: 'young camel, dromedarius; ass' 1, 'bastard son, half-breed' 2

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*hugan-
Meaning	'young camel, dromedarius; ass' 1, 'bastard son, half-breed' 2
Basis	reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected
SED	SEDonline semet 1925

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Akkadian	(?) akkann-, akkān- Nuzi, SB, NA CAD a1, 274; MB, SB; LL; AHw., p.29; Meissner, MAOG II/I	CAD a1, 274	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	hōgānā, hōgǝnā [Ja 337]; hwgn [DJPA 160a apud CAL]	Ja 337; DJPA 160a; CAL	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	hūgnō gamlō 'dromedary'; 'donkey' in Aramaic fables (Brock. 171a)	Brock. 171a
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab hgn 2 (Biella 104)	Biella 104	gloss withheld

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Biella 104 compares Arabic hagīn 'half-breed, the father being nobler than the mother'.

Updated 3 November 2026