هنا

See also: هنأ

Arabic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew הנה (héna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hu.naː/

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Adverb

هُنَا • (hunā)

1. here, in this place
2. there, then, now, by now, at this point

See also

• هُنَاكَ (hunāka)
• هُنَالِكَ (hunālika)
• ثَمَّ (ṯamma)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “هنا”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Chadian Arabic

Etymology

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Preposition

هنا (hana) (feminine هنت, plural هني)

1. Expresses the possessive or genitive: of, 's
   • 2019, الكتاب المقدس بالعربي الدارجي هنا تشاد [The Bible in Chadian Arabic]‎^[1], N'Djamena: Alliance biblique du Tchad, تكوين [Genesis] 3:17:

     وَ اللّٰهْ قَالْ لِآدَمْ: «إِنْتَ سِمِعْت كَلَامْ مَرْتَكْ وَ أَكَلْت مِنْ عِيَالْ هَنَا الشَّدَرَةْ الْأَنَا دَحَرْتَكْ مِنْهَا. فِي شَانَكْ إِنْتَ، التُّرَابْ يَبْقَى مَلْعُونْ. وَ تَلْقَى مَعَاشَكْ بِتَعَبْ فِي كُلَّ مُدَّةْ حَيَاتَكْ.

     And to Adam God said: because you gave ear to the voice of your wife and took of the fruit of the tree which I said you were not to take, the earth is cursed on your account. And in pain you will get your food from it all your life.

Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪnæ/

Adverb

هنا • (hina)

1. here

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic هُنَا (hunā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hi.na/, [hɪ.na]

Adverb

هِنَا • (hina)

1. here

See also

• هِنَاك (hināk, “there”)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic هُنَا (hunā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hnaː/

Adverb

هنا • (hnā)

1. here