ܗܢܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Alternative forms
- ܗܸܢܵܐ (hinnā)
Etymology
Related to Turoyo ܗܰܢܳܐ (hano), possibly related to Classical Syriac ܗܢܐ (this, “hānā”) but most likely Borrowed from Arabic هَن (han, “thing”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [hɪn.naː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [hɪn.naː], [ʔɪn.naː]
Noun
ܗܸܢܢܵܐ • (hinnā) m (uncountable)
- (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)