ܗܘܢܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ܗܲܘܢܵܐ (hawnā, “mind, intelligence”) + -ܢܐ (-ānā, the adjectival ending); compare Classical Syriac ܡܗܲܘܢܵܐ (mhawwnā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ܗܲܘܢܵܢܵܐ • (hawnānā) (feminine ܗܲܘܢܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (hawnānīṯā), plural ܗܲܘܢܵܢܹ̈ܐ (hawnānē))
- smart, intelligent
- Synonym: ܚܲܟܝܼܡܵܐ (ḥakīmā)
- sensible, reasonable
- Synonym: ܦܵܪܘܿܫܵܐ (pārōšā)
- (by extension) well-behaved, well-mannered
- Synonyms: ܟܢܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (knīḵā), ܢܵܟ݂ܘܿܦܵܐ (nāḵōpā), ܪܸܕ݂ܝܵܐ (riḏyā)
- Antonyms: ܣܪܝܼܚܵܐ (srīḥā), ܡܟܲܠܒܢܵܢܵܐ (mkalbnānā)
Derived terms
[edit]- ܗܲܘܢܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (hawnānāˀīṯ)