ܗܢܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܗܸܢܵܐ (hinnā)

Etymology

Related to Turoyo ܗܢܳܐ (thingamabob), possibly related to Classical Syriac ܗܢܐ (this, “hānā”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [hɪn.naː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [hɪn.naː], [ʔɪn.naː]

Noun

ܗܸܢܢܵܐ • (hinnā) m (uncountable)

1. (informal) thingamajig, thingamabob, thingy; something that one does not know or has forgotten the name of.

   ܡܘܼܦܠܸܚ ܠܹܗ ܗ̇ܘ، ܗ̇ܘ... ܗܸܢܢܵܐ ܕܚܙܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܥܲܡܹܗ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܕܬܲܩܸܢ ܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܣܩܘܼܬܵܐ.

   mupliḥ lēh awa, awa... hinnā d-ḥzē lūḵ ˁammēh b-yāwmā ḥēnā d-taqqin lāh ˁasqūtā.

   He used this, this... this thingamajig you saw him with the other day to fix the problem.

Usage notes

Used as a filler word similar to ܝܲܥܢܹܐ (yaˁnē), with ܡܐܲܢܸܠ (mˀannil) being used as a filler word for verbs/actions.

Turoyo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hən.ne/

Pronoun

ܗܷܢܢܶܐ • (hënne)

1. they