ܗܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Classical Syriac, from Aramaic הָנָא (hānā).

Alternative forms

• ܐܵܗܵܐ (āhā), ܢܵܗܵܐ (nāhā)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [hɑːnɑː]

Pronoun

ܗܵܢܵܐ • (hānā) (feminine ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ (hāḏē), plural ܗܵܠܹܝܢ (hālēn))

1. (demonstrative) this, this thing, this one

   ܗܵܢܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ― hānā ìlēh ṭāḇā ― This is good

   ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܢ ܠܹܗ ܗܵܢܵܐ ― kē bāˁēn lēh hānā ― I want this one

   ܐܟ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ ܗܵܢܵܐ ܚܲܒܘܼܫܵܐ ܬܸܡܵܠ. ― ḵīl lī hānā ḥabūšā timmāl. ― I ate this apple yesterday

Derived terms

• ܐܲܝܢܵܐ (aynā)
• ܡܸܛܠ ܗܵܢܵܐ (miṭṭul hānā)
• ܗܵܢܵܘ ܕܹܝܢ (hānāw dēn)
• ܗܸܢܢܵܐ (hinnā)

Etymology 2

Root
ܗ ܢ ܐ (h n ˀ)
3 terms

From Aramaic הְנָא (hənā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [haːneː]

Verb

ܗܵܢܹܐ • (hānē) (present participle ܗܢܵܝܵܐ (hnāyā), past participle ܗܸܢܝܵܐ (hinyā))

1. to be pleasant, to gratify
2. to be pleased
3. to flourish, thrive, prosper

   Synonyms: ܡܲܢܬܹܐ (mantē), ܡܵܘܬܸܪ (māwtir), ܥܲܬܪܸܢ (ˁatrin)

4. to benefit, profit

   Synonym: ܩܵܢܹܐ (qānē)

Inflection

Conjugation of ܗܵܢܹܐ (hānē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܗܢܹܐ ܠܝܼ (hnē lī)	ܗܢܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (hnē lūḵ)	ܗܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ (hnē lēh)	ܗܢܹܐ ܠܲܢ (hnē lan)	ܗܢܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hnē lāwḵōn)	ܗܢܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (hnē lhōn)
	f		ܗܢܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (hnē lāḵ)	ܗܢܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (hnē lāh)
non-past	m	ܗܵܢܹܝܢ (hānēn)	ܗܵܢܹܝܬ (hānēt)	ܗܵܢܹܐ (hānē)	ܗܵܢܲܚ (hānaḥ)	ܗܵܢܹܝܬܘܿܢ (hānētōn)	ܗܵܢܝܼ (hānī)
	f	ܗܵܢܝܵܢ (hānyān)	ܗܵܢܝܵܬܝ (hānyāt)	ܗܵܢܝܵܐ (hānyā)
imperative	m		ܗܢܝܼ (hnī)			ܗܢܹܝܡܘܼܢ (hnēmūn)
	f		ܗܢܹܐ (hnē)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܗܢܹܐ (mahnē, “to please”)
• ܢܗܵܢܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (nhānē lūḵ, “bon appétit, enjoy your meal”, literally “may it please you”)

Related terms

• ܗܲܢܝܼܐܵܐ (hanīˀā)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hɪn.naː]

Noun

ܗܸܢܵܐ • (hinnā) m

1. Alternative form of ܗܸܢܢܵܐ (hinnā)

Classical Syriac

Alternative forms

• ܗܢ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hɑnɑʔ]

Adjective

ܗܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܗܠܝܢ, singular feminine counterpart ܗܕܐ, plural feminine counterpart ܗܠܝܢ)

1. (demonstrative) this

Usage notes

• As an attributive adjective, ܗܢܐ can come either before or after the noun it describes without any change in meaning.

Pronoun

ܗܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m sg (plural ܗܠܝܢ, singular feminine counterpart ܗܕܐ, plural feminine counterpart ܗܠܝܢ)

1. (demonstrative) this thing, this one

References

• “hnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1895) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), Berlin, Edinburgh: Reuther & Reichard, T. & T. Clark
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press

Turoyo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hano/

Pronoun

ܗܰܢܳܐ • (hano) m (feminine ܗܰܬ݂ܶܐ (haṯe), plural ܗܰܢܝ (hani))

1. this

   Synonym: (enclitic form) ـܰܢܐ (ano)

Related terms

• ܗܰܘܐ (hawo, “that”)