ܐܚܪܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܚ ܪ (ˀ ḥ r)
7 terms

From Aramaic אֳחְרֵנָא (ˀŏḥrēnā); cognate to Classical Syriac ܐܚܪܢܐ (ḥrēnā), Hebrew אַחֵר (achér) and Arabic آخَر (ʔāḵar).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xeːnɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [xɪn.nɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [xiːnɑː]

Adjective

ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ • (ḥēnā) (feminine ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܬܵܐ (ḥētā), plural ܐ݇ܚܹܪ̈݇ܢܹܐ (ḥēnē))

1. other, another, one more, else

   ܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܓܵܗܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܬܵܐ ― ḥḏā gāhā ḥētā ― One more time

   ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܠܵܐ؟ ― kē bāˁēt ḥa mindī ḥēnā yan lā? ― Do you want anything else or not?

   ܠܹܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܹܢ ܦܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܹܐ، ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ ܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ. ― lē āḵlēn pērē ḥēnē, balḥōḏ ḥabūšē. ― I don't like other fruit, only apples.

   ܠܵܐ، ܗܵܘ ܕܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ. ― lā, hāw d-ṯē lēh nāšā ḥēnē ìwā. ― No, the one who came was someone else.

2. (informal) different, unusual

   Synonyms: ܚܠܝܼܦܵܐ (ḥlīpā), ܫܢܝܼܙܵܐ (šnīzā)

Derived terms

• ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐܝܼܬ (ḥēnāˀīt, “otherwise”)
• ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ (mindī ḥēnā)
• ܐܘܿܡܵܚܸܪ݇ܢܵܐ (ōmāḥinnā, “ereyesterday, overmorrow”)

Adverb

ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ • (ḥēnā)

1. any more, any longer, no longer

   ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܡܛܵܝܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ . ― lē ìwen biḥzāyā nāšē bimṭāyā ìnā ḥēnā . ― I can't see any more people arriving.

   ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܥܡܵܪܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ . ― lē ìwen biˁmārā gaw d-aya mḏītā ḥēnā . ― I am no longer living in this city.

2. well, then, in that case

   ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ، ܡܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ ܥܵܒ݂ܕܹܬ؟ ― ḥēnā, mā kē bāˁēt ˁāḇdēt? ― Then, what do you want to do?

Interjection

ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ • (ḥēnā)

1. Used to acknowledge a statement or situation

   «ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܸܒܪܵܝܵܐ.» — «ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ، ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܚ ܡܗܲܠܟ݂ܲܚ ܗܲܠ ܬܵܡܵܐ ܚܠܵܦܘܿܗ̇.»

   “raddāytā lā ìlāh bibrāyā.” — “ḥēnā, kē māṣēḥ mhalḵaḥ hal tāmā ḥlāpōh.”

   “The car is broken.” “Well, we could walk to the movies instead.”

   «ܠܵܐ ܡܘܼܚܸܒ ܠܝܼ ܗܲܘ ܙܸܡܪܵܐ.» — «ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ، ܐܵܢܵܐ ܚܫܝܼܒ݂ ܠܝܼ ܕܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ.»

   “lā mūḥib lī haw zimrā.” — “ḥēnā, ānā ḥšīḇ lī d-īwā ṭāḇā.”

   “I didn't like the music.” “Well, I thought it was good.”

2. Used in speech to express the overcoming of reluctance to say something.

   ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ... ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ... ܪܵܒܵܐ ܪܵܡܵܐ.

   īwā ḥačā... ḥēnā... rābā rāmā.

   It was a bit... well... too loud.