ܗܢܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Related to Turoyo ܗܰܢܳܐ (hano), possibly related to Classical Syriac ܗܢܐ (this, hānā) but most likely Borrowed from Arabic هَن (han, thing).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܗܸܢܢܵܐ • (hinnām (uncountable)

  1. (informal) thingamajig, thingamabob, thingy; something that one does not know or has forgotten the name of.
    ܡܘܼܦܠܸܚ ܠܹܗ ܗ̇ܘ، ܗ̇ܘ... ܗܸܢܢܵܐ ܕܚܙܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܥܲܡܹܗ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܕܬܲܩܸܢ ܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܣܩܘܼܬܵܐ.
    mupliḥ lēh awa, awa... hinnā d-ḥzē lōḵ ˁammēh b-yāwmā ḥēnā d-taqqin lāh ˁasqūtā.
    He used this, this... this thingamajig you saw him with the other day to fix the problem.

Usage notes

Used as a filler word similar to ܝܲܥܢܹܐ (yaˁnē), with ܡܐܲܢܸܠ (mˀannil) being used as a filler word for verbs/actions.

Turoyo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hən.ne/

Pronoun

ܗܷܢܢܶܐ • (hënne)

  1. they