ܚܡܝܢܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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From Aramaic חֵמְּיָנָא (ḥemyānā), variant of חְמָּא (ḥəmā); related to Arabic حَم (ḥam) and Hebrew חָם (khám). The original form is reflected in ܒܲܪܚܡܵܝܵܐ (barḥmāyā, Wife’s brother).

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard) IPA(key): [xɪm.jɑːnɑː]

Noun

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ܚܸܡܝܵܢܵܐ (ḥimyānām (plural ܚܸܡܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥimyānē), feminine ܚܡܵܬܵܐ (ḥmātā))

  1. father-in-law (father of one’s spouse)

Inflection

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