ܚܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Diminutive of ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ (yōḥannān, “John”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ħannaː]

Proper noun

ܚܲܢܵܐ • (ḥannā) m

1. a male given name
2. a surname transferred from the given name

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܚ-ܢ-ܐ (ḥ-n-ʾ) related to bending.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħ(ə)nɑ(ʔ)]

Verb

ܚܢܐ • (transliteration needed)

1. to bend a bow, to take aim

Etymology 2

From the older form *ܚܐܢܐ (ḥaʾnāʾ), dissimilated from *ܚܥܢܐ (ḥaʿnāʾ), from Proto-Semitic *ḥaṣ́an-; related to ܚܢܘܬܐ (ḥannūṯāʾ, “uterus”). Compare Arabic حِضْن (ḥiḍn) and Hebrew חֹצֶן (ḥṓṣen).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħannɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħanne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܢܐ • (ḥannā) m (plural ܚܢܐ)

1. (anatomy) bosom; lap; pudenda, genitalia
2. hollow of a chariot

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܢ		1st person	ܚܢܝ		ܚܢܢ
	construct	ܚܢ		2nd person	ܚܢܟ	ܚܢܟܝ	ܚܢܟܘܢ	ܚܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܢܐ		3rd person	ܚܢܗ	ܚܢܗ	ܚܢܗܘܢ	ܚܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܢܝܢ		1st person	ܚܢܝ		ܚܢܝܢ
	construct	ܚܢܝ		2nd person	ܚܢܝܟ	ܚܢܝܟܝ	ܚܢܝܟܘܢ	ܚܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܢܐ		3rd person	ܚܢܘܗܝ	ܚܢܝܗ	ܚܢܝܗܘܢ	ܚܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 3

Compare Arabic حِنَّاء (ḥinnāʔ) and Hebrew חִינָה (ḥînâ).

Alternative forms

• ܚܝܢܐ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɛnnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɛnne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܢܐ)

1. (botany) henna (Lawsonia inermis)

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܢ		1st person	ܚܢܝ		ܚܢܢ
	construct	ܚܢ		2nd person	ܚܢܟ	ܚܢܟܝ	ܚܢܟܘܢ	ܚܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܢܐ		3rd person	ܚܢܗ	ܚܢܗ	ܚܢܗܘܢ	ܚܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܢܝܢ		1st person	ܚܢܝ		ܚܢܝܢ
	construct	ܚܢܝ		2nd person	ܚܢܝܟ	ܚܢܝܟܝ	ܚܢܝܟܘܢ	ܚܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܢܐ		3rd person	ܚܢܘܗܝ	ܚܢܝܗ	ܚܢܝܗܘܢ	ܚܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Noun

ܚܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܢܐ)

1. Alternative spelling of ܚܐܢܐ

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܢ		1st person	ܚܢܝ		ܚܢܢ
	construct	ܚܢ		2nd person	ܚܢܟ	ܚܢܟܝ	ܚܢܟܘܢ	ܚܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܢܐ		3rd person	ܚܢܗ	ܚܢܗ	ܚܢܗܘܢ	ܚܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܢܝܢ		1st person	ܚܢܝ		ܚܢܝܢ
	construct	ܚܢܝ		2nd person	ܚܢܝܟ	ܚܢܝܟܝ	ܚܢܝܟܘܢ	ܚܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܢܐ		3rd person	ܚܢܘܗܝ	ܚܢܝܗ	ܚܢܝܗܘܢ	ܚܢܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ḥny”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ḥn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ḥnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 109b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 148b
• 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. 469b