ܚܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Diminutive of ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ (yōḥannān, “John”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard) IPA(key): [ħannaː]
Proper noun
ܚܲܢܵܐ • (ḥannā) m
- a male given name
- a surname transferred from the given name
Classical Syriac
Etymology 1
From the root ܚ ܢ ܐ related to bending.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħ(ə)nɑ]
Verb
ܚܢܐ • (transliteration needed)
Etymology 2
From the older form *ܚܐܢܐ (ḥaʾnā), dissimilated from *ܚܥܢܐ (ḥaʿnā), from Proto-Semitic *ḥaṣ́an-; related to ܚܢܘܬܐ (ḥannūṯā, “uterus”). Compare Arabic حِضْن (ḥiḍn) and Hebrew חֹצֶן (ḥṓṣen).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħannɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ħanne] (plural)
Noun
ܚܢܐ • (ḥannā) m (plural ܚܢܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܚܢ | 1st person | ܚܢܝ | ܚܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܚܢ | 2nd person | ܚܢܟ | ܚܢܟܝ | ܚܢܟܘܢ | ܚܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܚܢܐ | 3rd person | ܚܢܗ | ܚܢܗ | ܚܢܗܘܢ | ܚܢܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܚܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܚܢܝ | ܚܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܚܢܝ | 2nd person | ܚܢܝܟ | ܚܢܝܟܝ | ܚܢܝܟܘܢ | ܚܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܚܢܐ | 3rd person | ܚܢܘܗܝ | ܚܢܝܗ | ܚܢܝܗܘܢ | ܚܢܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 3
Compare Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ) and Hebrew חִינָה (ḥînâ).
Alternative forms
- ܚܝܢܐ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħɛnnɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ħɛnne] (plural)
Noun
ܚܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܢܐ)
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܚܢ | 1st person | ܚܢܝ | ܚܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܚܢ | 2nd person | ܚܢܟ | ܚܢܟܝ | ܚܢܟܘܢ | ܚܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܚܢܐ | 3rd person | ܚܢܗ | ܚܢܗ | ܚܢܗܘܢ | ܚܢܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܚܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܚܢܝ | ܚܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܚܢܝ | 2nd person | ܚܢܝܟ | ܚܢܝܟܝ | ܚܢܝܟܘܢ | ܚܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܚܢܐ | 3rd person | ܚܢܘܗܝ | ܚܢܝܗ | ܚܢܝܗܘܢ | ܚܢܝܗܝܢ | ||
Etymology 4
Noun
ܚܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܢܐ)
- alternative spelling of ܚܐܢܐ
Inflection
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܚܢ | 1st person | ܚܢܝ | ܚܢܢ | |||
| construct | ܚܢ | 2nd person | ܚܢܟ | ܚܢܟܝ | ܚܢܟܘܢ | ܚܢܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܚܢܐ | 3rd person | ܚܢܗ | ܚܢܗ | ܚܢܗܘܢ | ܚܢܗܝܢ | ||
| plural | absolute | ܚܢܝܢ | 1st person | ܚܢܝ | ܚܢܝܢ | |||
| construct | ܚܢܝ | 2nd person | ܚܢܝܟ | ܚܢܝܟܝ | ܚܢܝܟܘܢ | ܚܢܝܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܚܢܐ | 3rd person | ܚܢܘܗܝ | ܚܢܝܗ | ܚܢܝܗܘܢ | ܚܢܝܗܝܢ | ||
References
- “ḥny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “ḥn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “ḥnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 109b
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 148b
- 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, →ISBN, page 469b