ܐܚܢܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic אֲנַחְנָא (ʾănáḥnā), from Proto-Semitic *niḥnu; compare Classical Syriac ܐܢܚܢܢ (ʾənaḥnan) and ܚܢܢ (ḥənan), Turoyo ܐܱܚܢܰܐ (äḥna), Arabic نَحْنُ (naḥnu), Hebrew אֲנַחְנוּ (anákhnu) and Akkadian 𒉌𒄿𒉡 (nīnu).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔaxnan]
• (Bohtan) IPA^(key): [ʔaxnɪn]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔaxni]

Pronoun

ܐܲܚܢܲܢ • (aḥnan) pl (singular ܐܵܢܵܐ (ānā))

1. (personal) we
2. (intensive) we ourselves

See also

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic personal pronouns

Isolated nominative pronouns
		singular	plural
1st person		ܐܵܢܵܐ (ānā)	ܐܲܚܢܲܢ (aḥnan)
2nd person	m	ܐܲܢ݇ܬ (at)	ܐܲܢ݇ܬܘܿܢ (atōn)
	f	ܐܲܢ݇ܬܝ (at)	ܐܲܢ݇ܬܹܝܢ (attēn)
3rd person	m	ܗ̇ܘ (awa)	ܗܸܢܘܿܢ (hinōn)
	f	ܗ̇ܝ (aya)	ܗܸܢܹܝܢ (hinnēn)
Enclitic accusative and genitive pronouns
		singular	plural
1st person		-ܝܼ (-ī)	-ܲܢ (-an)
2nd person	m	-ܘܼܟ݂ (-ūḵ)	-ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (-āwḵōn)
	f	-ܵܟ݂ܝ (-āḵ)
3rd person	m	-ܹܗ, -ܘܼܗܝ (-ēh, -ūh)	-ܗܘܿܢ (-hōn)
	f	-ܵܗ̇, -ܘܿܗ̇ (-āh, -ōh)