ܗܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic הָנָא (hānā).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [hɑːnɑː]

Pronoun

ܗܵܢܵܐ • (hānā) (feminine ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ (hāḏē), plural ܗܵܠܹܝܢ (hālēn))

  1. (demonstrative) this, this thing, this one
    ܗܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ― hānā ìlēh ṭāḇā ― This is good
    ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܠܹܗ ܗܵܢܵܐ ― kē bāˁēn lēh hānā ― I want this one
    ܐܟ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܚܲܒܘܼܫܵܐ ܬܸܡܵܠ. ― ḵīl lī hānā ḥabūšā timmāl. ― I ate this apple yesterday
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Root
ܗ ܢ ܐ (h n ˀ)
3 terms

From Aramaic הְנָא (hənā).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [haːneː]

Verb

ܗܵܢܹܐ • (hānē) (present participle ܗܢܵܝܵܐ (hnāyā), past participle ܗܸܢܝܵܐ (hinyā))

  1. to be pleasant, to gratify
  2. to be pleased
  3. to flourish, thrive, prosper
    Synonyms: ܡܲܢܬܹܐ (mantē), ܡܵܘܬܸܪ (māwtir), ܥܲܬܪܸܢ (ˁatrin)
  4. to benefit, profit
    Synonym: ܩܵܢܹܐ (qānē)
Inflection
Derived terms
  • ܡܲܗܢܹܐ (mahnē, “to please”)
  • ܢܗܵܢܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (nhānē lūḵ, “bon appétit, enjoy your meal”, literally “may it please you”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hɪn.naː]

Noun

ܗܸܢܵܐ • (hinnā) m

  1. Alternative form of ܗܸܢܢܵܐ (hinnā)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

  • ܗܢ

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hɑnɑʔ]

Adjective

ܗܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܗܠܝܢ, singular feminine counterpart ܗܕܐ, plural feminine counterpart ܗܠܝܢ)

  1. (demonstrative) this

Usage notes

  • As an attributive adjective, ܗܢܐ can come either before or after the noun it describes without any change in meaning.

Pronoun

ܗܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m sg (plural ܗܠܝܢ, singular feminine counterpart ܗܕܐ, plural feminine counterpart ܗܠܝܢ)

  1. (demonstrative) this thing, this one

References

  • “hnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1895) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), Berlin, Edinburgh: Reuther & Reichard, T. & T. Clark
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press

Turoyo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hano/

Pronoun

ܗܰܢܳܐ • (hano) m (feminine ܗܰܬ݂ܶܐ (haṯe), plural ܗܰܢܝ (hani))

  1. this
    Synonym: (enclitic form) ـܰܢܐ (ano)
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