ܗܢܝܢܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From the root ܗ-ܢ-ܐ (h-n-ʾ) related to benefiting.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hɛnjɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
- IPA(key): [hɛnjɑne(ʔ)] (plural)
Noun
ܗܢܝܢܐ • (henyānāʾ) m (plural ܗܢܝܢܐ)
- use, utility
- advantage
- profit, gain
Inflection
inflection of ܗܢܝܢܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܗܢܝܢ | ܗܢܝܢܝܢ |
| construct | ܗܢܝܢ | ܗܢܝܢܝ |
| emphatic | ܗܢܝܢܐ | ܗܢܝܢܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܗܢܝܢܝ | ܗܢܝܢܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܗܢܝܢܟ | ܗܢܝܢܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܗܢܝܢܟܝ | ܗܢܝܢܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܗܢܝܢܗ | ܗܢܝܢܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܗܢܝܢܗ | ܗܢܝܢܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܗܢܝܢܢ | ܗܢܝܢܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܗܢܝܢܟܘܢ | ܗܢܝܢܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܗܢܝܢܟܝܢ | ܗܢܝܢܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܗܢܝܢܗܘܢ | ܗܢܝܢܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܗܢܝܢܗܝܢ | ܗܢܝܢܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “hnyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-09-11
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 78a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 105a
- Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 348a