ܗܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܗ ܘ ܢ (h w n)
4 terms

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?]; compare related to Hebrew הֲבָנָה (havaná, “comprehension”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [hawnɑː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [hoːnɑː]

Noun

ܗܲܘܢܵܐ • (hawnā) m (plural ܗܲܘܢܹ̈ܐ (hawnē))

1. mind, intelligence
2. understanding, reason, wisdom, sound judgment, sense

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܲܘܢܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	ܗܘܿܢ (hōn)		1st person	ܗܲܘܢܝܼ (hawnī)		ܗܲܘܢܲܢ (hawnan)
	construct	ܗܘܿܢ (hōn)		2nd person	ܗܲܘܢܘܼܟ݂ (hawnōḵ)	ܗܲܘܢܵܟ݂ܝ (hawnāḵ)	ܗܲܘܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hawnawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܗܲܘܢܵܐ (hawnā)		3rd person	ܗܲܘܢܹܗ (hawnēh)	ܗܲܘܢܵܗ̇ (hawnāh)	ܗܲܘܢܗܘܿܢ (hawnhōn)
plural	absolute	ܗܲܘܢܝܼ̈ܢ (hawnīn)		1st person	ܗܲܘܢܝܼ̈ (hawnī)		ܗܲܘܢܲܢ̈ (hawnan)
	construct	ܗܲܘܢܲܝ̈ (hawnay)		2nd person	ܗܲܘܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (hawnōḵ)	ܗܲܘܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (hawnāḵ)	ܗܲܘܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hawnawḵōn)
	emphatic	ܗܲܘܢܹ̈ܐ (hawnē)		3rd person	ܗܲܘܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (hawnūh)	ܗܲܘܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (hawnōh)	ܗܲܘܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (hawnayhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠ ܗܲܘܢܹܗ (āḵēl hawnēh, “to make a mistake”)
• ܗܲܘܢܵܐ ܨܢܝܼܥܵܐ (hawnā ṣnīˁā, “artificial intelligence”)
• ܗܲܘܢܵܝܵܐ (hawnāyā, “mental, intellectual”)
• ܗܲܘܢܵܢܵܐ (hawnānā, “smart, intelligent; well-behaved”)
• ܚܲܪܘܼܦ ܗܲܘܢܵܐ (ḥarūp hawnā, literally “sharp in intelligence”)
• ܡܸܢ ܟܠܹܗ ܗܲܘܢܹܗ (min kullēh hawnēh, literally “from his whole mind”)
• ܪܲܚܘܼܩ ܗܲܘܢܵܐ (raḥūq hawnā, literally “far in intelligence”)
• ܪܲܩܘܼܚܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܗܲܘܢܵܐ (raqūḥā min hawnā, literally “far removed from common sense”)
• ܫܡܝܼܛ ܗܲܘܢܵܐ (šmīṭ hawnā, literally “broken in intelligence”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܗ ܘ ܢ
1 term

Compare Biblical Hebrew הֲבָנָה (hăḇɔnɔ̂).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hawnɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [hawne] (plural)

Noun

ܗܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܗܘܢܐ)

1. mind, intelligence
2. reason, wisdom
3. sense, meaning
4. opinion, dogma

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܘܢܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܗܘܢ		1st person	ܗܘܢܝ		ܗܘܢܢ
	construct	ܗܘܢ		2nd person	ܗܘܢܟ	ܗܘܢܟܝ	ܗܘܢܟܘܢ	ܗܘܢܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܗܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܗܘܢܗ	ܗܘܢܗ	ܗܘܢܗܘܢ	ܗܘܢܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܗܘܢܝܢ		1st person	ܗܘܢܝ		ܗܘܢܝܢ
	construct	ܗܘܢܝ		2nd person	ܗܘܢܝܟ	ܗܘܢܝܟܝ	ܗܘܢܝܟܘܢ	ܗܘܢܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܗܘܢܐ		3rd person	ܗܘܢܘܗܝ	ܗܘܢܝܗ	ܗܘܢܝܗܘܢ	ܗܘܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܗܘܢ
• ܗܘܢܝ

References

• “hwn”, 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, page 76b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 102b
• 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, →ISBN, page 336a