ܗܢܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܗ ܢ ܐ (h n ˀ)
3 terms

Derived from the verb ܗܵܢܹܐ (hānē).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [hɪn.jɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܗܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ • (hinyānā) m sg (plural ܗܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (hinyānē))

1. use, utility
2. advantage
3. profit, gain

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (hinyānā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܗܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ (hinyānī)		ܗܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ (hinyānan)
	construct	ܗܸܢܝܵܢ (hinyān)	2nd person	ܗܸܢܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (hinyānūḵ)	ܗܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (hinyānāḵ)	ܗܸܢܝܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hinyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܗܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (hinyānā)	3rd person	ܗܸܢܝܵܢܹܗ (hinyānēh)	ܗܸܢܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (hinyānāh)	ܗܸܢܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (hinyānhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܗܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (hinyānī)		ܗܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (hinyānan)
	construct	ܗܸܢܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (hinyānay)	2nd person	ܗܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (hinyānūḵ)	ܗܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (hinyānāḵ)	ܗܸܢܝܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hinyānāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܗܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (hinyānē)	3rd person	ܗܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (hinyānūh)	ܗܸܢܝܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (hinyānōh)	ܗܸܢܝܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (hinyānhōn)

Synonyms

• ܝܘܼܬ݂ܪܵܢܵܐ (yuṯrānā), ܚܘܼܫܵܚܵܐ (ḥuššāḥā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܗ-ܢ-ܐ (h-n-ʾ) related to benefiting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hɛnjɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [hɛnjɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܗܢܝܢܐ • (henyānāʾ) m (plural ܗܢܝܢܐ)

1. use, utility
2. advantage
3. profit, gain

Inflection

    inflection of ܗܢܝܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܗܢܝܢ	ܗܢܝܢܝܢ
construct	ܗܢܝܢ	ܗܢܝܢܝ
emphatic	ܗܢܝܢܐ	ܗܢܝܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܗܢܝܢܝ	ܗܢܝܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܗܢܝܢܟ	ܗܢܝܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܗܢܝܢܟܝ	ܗܢܝܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܗܢܝܢܗ	ܗܢܝܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܗܢܝܢܗ	ܗܢܝܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܗܢܝܢܢ	ܗܢܝܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܗܢܝܢܟܘܢ	ܗܢܝܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܗܢܝܢܟܝܢ	ܗܢܝܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܗܢܝܢܗܘܢ	ܗܢܝܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܗܢܝܢܗܝܢ	ܗܢܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “hnyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-09-11
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 78a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 105a
• 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, p. 348a