sugya

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/ˈsʊɡjə//ˈsuːɡjə/

noun

A passage from the Gemara discussing a specific issue in the Mishna.

OriginAramaic סוגיא →
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Meanings

nounsugya (plural sugyas or sugyot or sugyoth)

plural sugyas · plural sugyot · plural sugyoth

  1. JudaismA 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

Origin

  1. Aramaicסוגיא“walking”
  2. Englishsugya

From Aramaic סוגיא (“walking”), same semantic shift as in case with הלכה.

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APA

sugya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugya

MLA

“sugya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugya. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sugya,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugya.

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