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E 0825 SINGE
The verb " to singe " is of
Germanic origin .
H 1078 ה ק ז *
Concept of root : to singe
Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ה ק ז
*
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zaqà ;
ziqqè
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to make
burn ;
to
singe
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Related English words
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to singe
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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ה ק ז *
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*zaqà ;
*ziqqè
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to make burn ;
to singe
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* z .
q .
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English
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to singe
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to singe
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s . ng
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Dutch
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zengen
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zèngen
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to singe, scorch
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z . ng
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Hebrew *ZIQQÉ --- *SÈNG- Proto-Germanic < *SĬK- Indo-European
The roots of English and sisters have a nasalized G ( NG ), as frequently occurs . Hebrew does not have this N in front of the Q, but some Slavic roots without the Germanic nasalization might be related, like Russian "сухой , sukhoy ", that means " dry, withered ". This same meaning is also found in Middle High German "senge" . Apparently in this supposition the use of this root would cover a range of effects of burning heat. This remains uncertain if not dubious.
Note:
- Hebrew. This root has mostly disappeared , already in Biblical times, but was found in the word "
ז
י
ק , ziq " for "spark" and in "
ז
ק
ה , ziqà " for spark or sparkle. Biblical Hebrew then has two versions for "fiery darts":
"
ז
י
ק , ziq", plural "
ז
י
ק י ם , ziqqim and
"ז
ק
ה , ziqà", plural "ז י ק ו ת, ziqot". Such darts make burns or singe what they hit.
Post Biblical Hebrew calls a comet a "zikà" and Modern Hebrew, besides "ziq" for "spark", still uses "ziqà" for "fiery dart". Today the root is used to define "fireworks" in the plural "ziqquqim dinur ".
Note:
- Proto-Semitic . There is some evidence from other Semitic languages to support a hypothesis of "*
ז
י
ק , Z Y Q".
Aramaic and Syriac use "ז
י
ק ת א , ziqt'à = lighting", that seems related. Then Akkadian has "zikāti = sparks", which confirms the Hebrew position.
Note:
- Proto-Germanic . Older Germanic languages used this root: Old English "sengan", Old Frisian "senga", Middle High and Low German "sengen"and Middle Dutch "senghen, singhen" . In Nordic there are related words especially in dialects and Icelandic still has "sangur" for "scorched". Proto-Germanic probably had an already nasalized form "*S È NG-".
Note:
- Indo-European .
We quote the proposed Indo-European words for "to dry, wither", maintaining the doubt about their being actually related to Proro-Germanic "*S È NG-".
"Old Church Slavonic "sočiti = to dry" and abovementioned Russian "сухой , sukhoy ", that means " dry, withered " are considered cognates. Thus Indo-European may have had a form "*S Ĭ K-", found again also in Latin "siccus = dry".
This is then further confirmed in nasalized forms in Old Indian "siñcáti = to dry" and Avestan "hinčaiti = to dry". In this last word the initial " S " has become a " H ", as so often has been the case also in Greek.
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Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 20/12/2012 at 11.28.44 |
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