sugya
/ˈsʊɡjə/
sugya noun: a passage from the Gemara discussing a specific issue in the Mishna.
Noun
sugya (plural sugyas or sugyot or sugyoth)
- A passage from the Gemara discussing a specific issue in the Mishna.
- Rabbi Menaḥem Hameiri mentioned above quoted and explained the sugya from Yerushalmi Terumot and ruled: "And it seems that the ruling follows Rabbi Yoḥanan, for behold every time the two of them [Rabbi Yoḥanan and Resh Lakish] disagree, the halakhah follows him, how much more so in his Talmud".2024, David Golinkin, “Is It Permissible Or Required For The State Of Israel To Extradite A Wanted Criminal To Another Country”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 176
Forms of sugya
| plural | sugyas |
|---|---|
| plural | sugyot |
| plural | sugyoth |
Origin of sugya
From Aramaic סוגיא (“walking”), same semantic shift as in case with הלכה.
Questions about sugya
- What does sugya mean?
- Sugya means a passage from the Gemara discussing a specific issue in the Mishna.
- What part of speech is sugya?
- Sugya is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sugya?
- Sugya is pronounced /ˈsʊɡjə/.
- What is the plural of sugya?
- The plural of sugya is sugyas.
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