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 *ḥ-ḍ-n; 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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܢ	ܚܢܝܢ
construct	ܚܢ	ܚܢܝ
emphatic	ܚܢܐ	ܚܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܢܝ	ܚܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܢܟ	ܚܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܢܟܝ	ܚܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܢܗ	ܚܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܢܗ	ܚܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܢܢ	ܚܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܢܟܘܢ	ܚܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܢܟܝܢ	ܚܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܢܗܘܢ	ܚܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܢܗܝܢ	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

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܢ	ܚܢܝܢ
construct	ܚܢ	ܚܢܝ
emphatic	ܚܢܐ	ܚܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܢܝ	ܚܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܢܟ	ܚܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܢܟܝ	ܚܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܢܗ	ܚܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܢܗ	ܚܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܢܢ	ܚܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܢܟܘܢ	ܚܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܢܟܝܢ	ܚܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܢܗܘܢ	ܚܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܢܗܝܢ	ܚܢܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 4

Noun

ܚܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܢܐ)

1. Alternative spelling of ܚܐܢܐ

Inflection

    inflection of ܚܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܢ	ܚܢܝܢ
construct	ܚܢ	ܚܢܝ
emphatic	ܚܢܐ	ܚܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܢܝ	ܚܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܢܟ	ܚܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܢܟܝ	ܚܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܢܗ	ܚܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܢܗ	ܚܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܢܢ	ܚܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܢܟܘܢ	ܚܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܢܟܝܢ	ܚܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܢܗܘܢ	ܚܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܢܗܝܢ	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