ܚܢܘܬܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܚ ܢ ܐ (ḥ n ˀ)
2 terms

From Aramaic חָנוּתָא (ḥānūṯā); compare Arabic حَانُوت (ḥānūt) and Hebrew חֲנוּת (khanút, “store, shop”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xɑːnuːtɑː]

Noun

ܚܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ • (ḥānūtā) f (plural ܚܵܢܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥānāwātē))

1. tavern, pub, inn

   Synonyms: ܦܘܼܬܩܵܐ (putqā), ܒܹܝܬ ܚܲܡܪܵܐ (bēt ḥamrā)

   • Acts 28:15:

     ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܲܚܘܿܢܘܵܬܹ̈‌ܐ ܕܬܵܡܵܐ ܒܘܼܬ ܐ݇ܬܵܝܬܲܢ، ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܐܘܼܪܚܲܢ ܗܲܠ ܫܘܼܩܵܐ ܕܟܹܐ ܦܵܝܹܫ ܩܸܪܝܵܐ ܐܵܦܝܼܘܿܣ، ܘܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܐܚܹܪ̈݇ܢܹܐ ܐ݇ܬܹ‌ܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܥܲܡܲܢ ܗܲܠ ܬܠܵܬ ܚܵܢܵܘܵܬܹ̈‌ܐ. ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܚܸܙܝܵܗܝ ܠܹܗ ܦܵܘܠܘܿܣ، ܫܘܼܒܸܚ ܠܹܗ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܘܫܩܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܠܸܒܵܐ.

     īman d-šmīʿ lhon aḥonwātē‌ d-tāmā but tāytan, plīṭ lhon l-urḥan hal šuqā d-kē pāyēš qiryā āpīos, w-ḥakmā ḥēnē tē‌ lhon ʿamman hal tlāt ḥānāwātē‌. īman d-ḥizyāyh lēh pāwlos, šubiḥ lēh l-allāhā w-šqīl lēh libbā.

     And from there, when the brethren heard about us, they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum and Three Inns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.

2. workshop, shop, store (place where things are manufactured, crafted or where vehicle mechanics work)

   Synonyms: ܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ (dikkānā), ܒܹܝܬ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ (bēt pulḥānā)

3. arched chamber, cell, vaulted chamber

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥānūtā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܵܢܘܼܬܝܼ (ḥānūtī)		ܚܵܢܘܼܬܲܢ (ḥānūtan)
	construct	ܚܵܢܘܼܬ (ḥānūt)	2nd person	ܚܵܢܘܼܬܘܼܟ݂ (ḥānūtūḵ)	ܚܵܢܘܼܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥānūtāḵ)	ܚܵܢܘܼܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥānūtāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥānūtā)	3rd person	ܚܵܢܘܼܬܹܗ (ḥānūtēh)	ܚܵܢܘܼܬܵܗ̇ (ḥānūtāh)	ܚܵܢܘܼܬܗܘܿܢ (ḥānuthōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܵܢܵܘܵܬܝܼ̈ (ḥānāwātī)		ܚܵܢܵܘܵܬܲܢ̈ (ḥānāwātan)
	construct	ܚܵܢܵܘܵܬ (ḥānāwāt)	2nd person	ܚܵܢܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥānāwātūḵ)	ܚܵܢܵܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥānāwātāḵ)	ܚܵܢܵܘܵܬܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥānāwātāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܵܢܵܘܵܬܹܐ (ḥānāwātē)	3rd person	ܚܵܢܵܘܵܬܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥānāwātūh)	ܚܵܢܵܘܵܬ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥānāwātōh)	ܚܵܢܵܘܵܬܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥānāwāthōn)

Etymology 2

From Aramaic חַנוּתָא (ḥannūṯā, “uterus; small sack”) variant of חַנָא (ḥannā, “bosom; genitalia”); compare Arabic حِضْن (ḥiḍn) and Hebrew חֹצֶן (ḥṓṣen).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xa.nuːtɑː]

Noun

ܚܲܢܘܼܬܵܐ • (ḥanūtā) f (plural ܚܲܢܘܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥanwtē))

1. (anatomy) vagina (passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and childbirth in female mammals)

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܲܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥanūṯā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܲܢܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (ḥanūṯī)		ܚܲܢܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (ḥanūṯan)
	construct	ܚܲܢܘܼܬ݂ (ḥanūṯ)	2nd person	ܚܲܢܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥanūṯūḵ)	ܚܲܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥanūṯāḵ)	ܚܲܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥanūṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥanūṯā)	3rd person	ܚܲܢܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥanūṯēh)	ܚܲܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥanūṯāh)	ܚܲܢܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥanuṯhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܚܲܢܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ̈ (ḥanwāṯī)		ܚܲܢܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ̈ (ḥanwāṯan)
	construct	ܚܲܢܘܵܬ݂̈ (ḥanwāṯ)	2nd person	ܚܲܢܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥanwāṯūḵ)	ܚܲܢܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥanwāṯāḵ)	ܚܲܢܘܵܬ݂ܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥanwāṯāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܚܲܢܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ (ḥanwāṯē)	3rd person	ܚܲܢܘܵܬ݂ܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥanwāṯūh)	ܚܲܢܘܵܬ݂̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥanwāṯōh)	ܚܲܢܘܵܬ݂ܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥanwāṯhōn)

See also

• ܠܘܼܣܬܵܐ (lustā, “vulva”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Related to ܚܢܐ (ḥannāʾ, “bosom”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħannuθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħanwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܚܢܘܬܐ • (ḥānnūṯā) f (plural ܚܢܘܬܐ (ḥanwāṯā))

1. (anatomy) uterus
2. small sack

Inflection

    declension of ܚܢܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܢܘ	ܚܢܘܢ
construct	ܚܢܘܬ	ܚܢܘܬ
emphatic	ܚܢܘܬܐ	ܚܢܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܢܘܬܝ	ܚܢܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܢܘܬܟ	ܚܢܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܢܘܬܟܝ	ܚܢܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܢܘܬܗ	ܚܢܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܢܘܬܗ	ܚܢܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܢܘܬܢ	ܚܢܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܢܘܬܟܘܢ	ܚܢܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܢܘܬܟܝܢ	ܚܢܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܢܘܬܗܘܢ	ܚܢܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܢܘܬܗܝܢ	ܚܢܘܬܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ-ܢ-ܐ (ḥ-n-ʾ) related to bending. Compare Jewish Palestinian Aramaic חָנוּתָא (ḥānūṯā), with descendants.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħɑnuθɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħɑnwɑθɑ] (plural)

Noun

ܚܢܘܬܐ • (ḥānūṯā) f (plural ܚܢܘܬܐ (ḥānwāṯā))

1. arched chamber, cell, stall, booth, enclosure
2. shop, store
3. gang, crew

Inflection

    declension of ܚܢܘܬܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܚܢܘ	ܚܢܘܢ
construct	ܚܢܘܬ	ܚܢܘܬ
emphatic	ܚܢܘܬܐ	ܚܢܘܬܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܚܢܘܬܝ	ܚܢܘܬܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܚܢܘܬܟ	ܚܢܘܬܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܚܢܘܬܟܝ	ܚܢܘܬܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܚܢܘܬܗ	ܚܢܘܬܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܚܢܘܬܗ	ܚܢܘܬܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܚܢܘܬܢ	ܚܢܘܬܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܚܢܘܬܟܘܢ	ܚܢܘܬܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܚܢܘܬܟܝܢ	ܚܢܘܬܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܚܢܘܬܗܘܢ	ܚܢܘܬܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܚܢܘܬܗܝܢ	ܚܢܘܬܗܝܢ

Descendants

• → Old Armenian: խանութ (xanutʻ)
• → Arabic: حانوت, حَانُوَة (ḥānuwa), حَانَاة (ḥānāh)
  • Maltese: ħanut
  • → French: hanout
  • → Italian: canova
  • ⇒ Byzantine Greek: χανουτέριος (khanoutérios, “wine-seller”) (Sicily)

References

• “ḥnw²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ḥnw”, 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 110a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 149a
• 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, page 471a