ܚܬܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic חַתְנָא (ḥaṯnā); related to Akkadian 𒄩𒋫𒉡 (/⁠ḫatānu⁠/), Arabic خَتَن (ḵatan), and Hebrew חָתָן (khatán).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xit.nɑː]

Noun

ܚܸܬܢܵܐ • (ḥitnā) m (plural ܚܸܬܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥitnē) or ܚܸ̈ܬ݂ܢܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥiṯnawwāṯā), feminine ܟܲܠܬܵܐ (kaltā))

1. groom, bridegroom (man in the context of his own wedding)
2. son-in-law (husband of one's child)
3. sister’s husband
4. baptismal candidate
5. (dialectal) father-in-law

   Synonym: ܚܸܡܝܵܢܵܐ (ḥimyānā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܸܬܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܸܬܢܝܼ (ḥitnī)		ܚܸܬܢܲܢ (ḥitnan)
	construct	ܚܸܬܢ (ḥitn)		2nd person	ܚܸܬܢܘܼܟ݂ (ḥitnūḵ)	ܚܸܬܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥitnāḵ)	ܚܸܬܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥitnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸܬܢܵܐ (ḥitnā)		3rd person	ܚܸܬܢܹܗ (ḥitnēh)	ܚܸܬܢܵܗ̇ (ḥitnāh)	ܚܸܬܢܗܘܿܢ (ḥitnhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܚܸܬܢܝܼ̈ (ḥitnī)		ܚܸܬܢܲܢ̈ (ḥitnan)
	construct	ܚܸܬܢܲܝ̈ (ḥitnay)		2nd person	ܚܸܬܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥitnūḵ)	ܚܸܬܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥitnāḵ)	ܚܸܬܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥitnāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܸܬܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥitnē)		3rd person	ܚܸܬܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥitnūh)	ܚܸܬܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥitnōh)	ܚܸܬܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥitnhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Akkadian 𒄩𒋫𒉡 (/⁠ḫatānu⁠/), Arabic خَتَن (ḵatan), and Hebrew חָתָן (ḥāṯān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħaθnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħaθne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܬܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܬܢܐ)

1. groom, bridegroom
2. any male affine: son-in-law, brother-in-law (specifically sister's husband), father-in-law
3. baptismal candidate

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܬܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܬܢ		1st person	ܚܬܢܝ		ܚܬܢܢ
	construct	ܚܬܢ		2nd person	ܚܬܢܟ	ܚܬܢܟܝ	ܚܬܢܟܘܢ	ܚܬܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܬܢܐ		3rd person	ܚܬܢܗ	ܚܬܢܗ	ܚܬܢܗܘܢ	ܚܬܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܬܢܝܢ		1st person	ܚܬܢܝ		ܚܬܢܝܢ
	construct	ܚܬܢܝ		2nd person	ܚܬܢܝܟ	ܚܬܢܝܟܝ	ܚܬܢܝܟܘܢ	ܚܬܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܬܢܐ		3rd person	ܚܬܢܘܗܝ	ܚܬܢܝܗ	ܚܬܢܝܗܘܢ	ܚܬܢܝܗܝܢ

See also

• ܓܝܣܐ
• ܝܒܡܐ
• ܣܘܠܦܐ
• ܫܠܦܐ

References

• “ḥtn”, 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. 120b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 164b
• 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. 505b