ܥܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

Root
ܥ ܢ ܐ (ˁ n ˀ)
4 terms

From Aramaic עֲנָא (ʿănā); compare Arabic عَنَى (ʕanā) and Hebrew עָנָה ('aná).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʕɑːneː]

Verb

ܥܵܢܹܐ • (ˁānē) (present participle ܥܢܵܝܵܐ (ˁnāyā), past participle ܥܸܢܝܵܐ (ˁinyā))

1. to answer, reply, respond [+ ܠ- (object) = to]

   Synonyms: ܡܦܲܢܹܐ (mpannē), ܓܵܐܹܒ݂ (gāˀēḇ)

   ܥܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܠܫܘܼܐܵܠܵܗ̇. ― ˁnē lēh l-šūˀālāh. ― He answered her question.

   ܡܵܨܹܝܬ ܥܵܢܹܝܬ ܠܬܲܪܥܵܐ؟ ― māṣēt ˁānēt l-tarˁā? ― Can you answer the door?

   ܠܨܠܵܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ ܦܝܼܫܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܥܸܢܝܹ̈ܐ. ― l-ṣlāwāṯan pīšē ìnā ˁinyē. ― Our prayers have been answered.

2. to deal with, engage, handle [+ ܥܲܡ (object) = with]

   ܗܵܢܵܐ ܟܬ݂ܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܥܵܢܹܐ ܥܲܡ ܡܠܘܿܐܹ̈ܐ ܚܲܣܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ. ― hānā kṯāḇā kē ˁānē ˁam mlōˀē ḥasīnē. ― This book deals with serious topics.

   ܐܲܡܝܼܢܵܝܐܝܼܬ݂ ܘܵܠܹܐ ܕܥܵܢܹܝܢ ܥܲܡ ܗܵܕܟ݂ܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ. ― amīnāyˀīṯ wālē d-ˁānēn ˁam hādḵā nāšē. ― I always have to deal with these kinds of people.

3. to concern, to refer to [+ ܠ- (object) = to]

   Synonyms: ܗܵܘܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐܲܣܘܼܪܵܐ (hāwē lēh asūrā), ܚܵܝܹܢ (ḥāyēn)

   ܗܵܢܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܥܵܢܹܐ ܐܸܠܘܼܟ݂. ― hānā lā kē ˁānē ilūḵ. ― This dosen’t concern you.

4. (dialectal) to mean, to signify

   Synonyms: ܡܣܲܟܸܠ (msakkil), ܡܫܵܘܕܸܥ (mšāwdiˁ), ܡܛܲܦܸܣ (mṭappis)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܥܵܢܹܐ (ˁānē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܥܢܹܐ ܠܝܼ (ˁnē lī)	ܥܢܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ˁnē lūḵ)	ܥܢܹܐ ܠܹܗ (ˁnē lēh)	ܥܢܹܐ ܠܲܢ (ˁnē lan)	ܥܢܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁnē lāwḵōn)	ܥܢܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ˁnē lhōn)
	f		ܥܢܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁnē lāḵ)	ܥܢܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (ˁnē lāh)
non-past	m	ܥܵܢܹܝܢ (ˁānēn)	ܥܵܢܹܝܬ (ˁānēt)	ܥܵܢܹܐ (ˁānē)	ܥܵܢܲܚ (ˁānaḥ)	ܥܵܢܹܝܬܘܿܢ (ˁānētōn)	ܥܵܢܝܼ (ˁānī)
	f	ܥܵܢܝܵܢ (ˁānyān)	ܥܵܢܝܵܬܝ (ˁānyāt)	ܥܵܢܝܵܐ (ˁānyā)
imperative	m		ܥܢܝܼ (ˁnī)			ܥܢܹܝܡܘܼܢ (ˁnēmūn)
	f		ܥܢܹܐ (ˁnē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṣ́aʾn-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʕɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular and plural)
• IPA^(key): [ʕɑnɑθɑ(ʔ)], [ʕɑnawwɑθɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܥܢܐ • (ʿānā) f (plural ܥܢܘܬܐ or ܥܢܬܐ or ܥܢܐ)

1. flock, herd (especially of sheep)

Inflection

    declension of ܥܢܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܥܢ	ܥܢܘܢ ,ܥܢܢ ,ܥܢ
construct	ܥܢ	ܥܢܘܬ ,ܥܢܬ ,ܥܢ
emphatic	ܥܢܐ	ܥܢܘܬܐ ,ܥܢܬܐ ,ܥܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܥܢܝ	ܥܢܘܬܝ ,ܥܢܬܝ ,ܥܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܥܢܟ	ܥܢܘܬܟ ,ܥܢܬܟ ,ܥܢܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܥܢܟܝ	ܥܢܘܬܟܝ ,ܥܢܬܟܝ ,ܥܢܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܥܢܗ	ܥܢܘܬܗ ,ܥܢܬܗ ,ܥܢܗ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܥܢܗ	ܥܢܘܬܗ ,ܥܢܬܗ ,ܥܢܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܥܢܢ	ܥܢܘܬܢ ,ܥܢܬܢ ,ܥܢܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܥܢܟܘܢ	ܥܢܘܬܟܘܢ ,ܥܢܬܟܘܢ ,ܥܢܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܥܢܟܝܢ	ܥܢܘܬܟܝܢ ,ܥܢܬܟܝܢ ,ܥܢܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܥܢܗܘܢ	ܥܢܘܬܗܘܢ ,ܥܢܬܗܘܢ ,ܥܢܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܥܢܗܝܢ	ܥܢܘܬܗܝܢ ,ܥܢܬܗܝܢ ,ܥܢܗܝܢ

References

• “ˁn”, 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 257b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 419a-b
• 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 1114b