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

> Proto-Semitic *hugan-, 'young camel, dromedarius; ass' 1, 'bastard son, half-breed' 2: reflexes in 4 language(s).

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## 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 |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Notes

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

## Linked from

- [H](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/h/index.md>)

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