E 0644          ORGY

The word "orgy"is of Greek origin .

H 0177            ג ר ע

Concept of root : desire

Hebrew word

pronunciation

English meanings

ג ע ר

ג ע ו ר

‛arag ;

‛oreg

desire, yearning, nostalgy;

desiring, yearning

Related English words

none

Comparison between European words and Hebrew

Languages

Words

Pronunciation

English meanings

Similarity in roots

Hebrew

ע ר ג ;

ג ע ו ר

‛arag;

-

-

‛oreg

-

desire, yearning, nostalgy;

desiring, yearning

‛a r . g

-

-

‛o r . g

-

Greek

οργαω

orgao

desire with heat, impatience

o r g .

English

orgy

orgy

o r g

 

 

Proto-Semitic *‛ARAG --- *ORGA-O Greek

 

 

There is a difference in accent of the kinds of desire the two above mentioned older languages express by adding a "G" as third letter to the basic root "vowel + R" that already bears the concept of desire. Hebrew uses this "G" to specify the desire as comprising yearning and nostalgy. Greek behaves differently, and makes this a hot and impatient desire. The word from Greek has conquered the world in its derivations "orgy" and "orgasm". The way to get there has been a bit tortuous, via a verb "orgiazo" for the celebration of mysterious and orgiastic rites. But it is a clear way, along which actions based of strong desired are expressed by the same root .

 

Note:
  • Greek has also gone one step further, in a slightly different direction. People, considering obviously the situation in which there is a hot and impatient desire to make love, began to specify other meanings for the word "orgao" so as that of "tumescent" and for seeds that of "being ready to mature , produce".

 

Note:
  • Hebrew also in this verb has forms with different vowels. They give different versions of one basic meaning, which in this case is desire. ‛Arag in fact means "he desired". And "‛oreg" says "desiring". It is used as a nominal form, and to express "he desires" Hebrew uses it with the pronoun : "hu ‛oreg", like "he (is) desiring". Each language has its own systems to express what one wants to communicate.

 

Note:
  • Proto-Semitic. This root with this meaning is found in various languages, as Akkadian, Aramaic, Arabic and Ethiopian . But a similar or rather identical root expresses in Ethiopian and Arabic the concept of "to ascend". It remains quite possible that it was used as such already in Proto-Semitic to express desire and passion : "*ע ר ג, Ayin R G" .

 

Note:
  • Indo-European. The Greek root has conquered many languages. We have no information from other tongues that would allow a hypothesis independent and differentfrom Greek. We do not consider as such Sanscrit "ark-â = adoration, worship". Neither "ragya = to be attracted by, fall in love with", as this root "RAG" has its origin in a message of "to be brilliant".

 

 

 

 

 
Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 26/11/2012 at 12.43.40