ܗܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Related to Turoyo ܗܢܳܐ (thingamabob), possibly related to Classical Syriac ܗܢܐ (this, “hānā”).
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): [hɪnnaː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [hɪnnaː], [ʔɪnnaː]
Noun
ܗܸܢܵܐ • (hinnā) m (uncountable)
- Something that one does not know or has forgotten the name of; thingamajig, thingamabob, thingy
See also
- ܡܐܲܢܸܠ (mʾannil)
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܗܢ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hɑnɑʔ]
Adjective
ܗܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܗܠܝܢ, singular feminine counterpart ܗܕܐ, plural feminine counterpart ܗܠܝܢ)
- (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)
- (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))
- this
- Synonym: (enclitic form) ـܰܢܐ (ano)
Related terms
- ܗܰܘܐ (hawo, “that”)