ܐܚܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܚܘܿܢ (ḥōn) (slang)

Etymology

From ܐܲܚܵܐ (aḥḥā, “brother”) +‎ -ܘܿܢܵܐ (-ōnā, the diminutive ending)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [a.xoː.nɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [xuː.nɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܚܘܿܢܵܐ • (aḥōnā) m (plural ܐܲܚ̈ܘܿܢܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (aḥōnwāṯā) or ܐܲܚ̈ܘܿܢܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (aḥōnawwāṯā) or ܐܲܚ̈ܘܿܢܵܬ݂ܵܐ (aḥōnāṯā))

1. little brother
2. (slang) brother, bro, bruv (male sibling or used to address a male)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܲܚܘܿܢܵܐ (aḥōnā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܚܘܿܢܝܼ (aḥōnī)		ܐܲܚܘܿܢܲܢ (aḥōnan)
	construct	ܐܲܚܘܿܢ (aḥōn)	2nd person	ܐܲܚܘܿܢܘܼܟ݂ (aḥōnūḵ)	ܐܲܚܘܿܢܵܟ݂ܝ (aḥōnāḵ)	ܐܲܚܘܿܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aḥōnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܚܘܿܢܵܐ (aḥōnā)	3rd person	ܐܲܚܘܿܢܹܗ (aḥōnēh)	ܐܲܚܘܿܢܵܗ̇ (aḥōnāh)	ܐܲܚܘܿܢܗܘܿܢ (aḥōnhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܲܚܘܿܢܘܵܬܝܼ̈ (aḥōnwātī)		ܐܲܚܘܿܢܘܵܬܲܢ̈ (aḥōnwātan)
	construct	ܐܲܚܘܿܢܘܵܬܲܝ̈ (aḥōnwātay)	2nd person	ܐܲܚܘܿܢܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (aḥōnwātūḵ)	ܐܲܚܘܿܢܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (aḥōnwātāḵ)	ܐܲܚܘܿܢܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (aḥōnwātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܲܚܘܿܢܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (aḥōnwātē)	3rd person	ܐܲܚܘܿܢܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (aḥōnwātūh)	ܐܲܚܘܿܢܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (aḥōnwātōh)	ܐܲܚܘܿܢܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (aḥōnwāthōn)

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic ܐܚܘܢܐ (ʾăḥōnā, “little brother”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aħuno/

Noun

ܐܰܚܘܢܳܐ • (aḥuno) m (plural ܐܰܚܘܢܳܢܶܐ (aḥunone))

1. brother

   Coordinate term: ܚܳܬ݂ܳܐ (ḥoṯo, “sister”)