ܗܢܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Alternative forms
- ܗܸܢܢܵܐ (hinnā)
Etymology
Related to Turoyo ܗܢܳܐ (thingamabob), possibly related to Classical Syriac ܗܢܐ (this, “hānā”).
Noun
ܗܸܢܵܐ • (hinnā) m (uncountable)
- (informal) thingamajig, thingamabob, thingy; something that one does not know or has forgotten the name of.
- ܡܘܼܦܠܸܚ ܠܹܗ ܗ̇ܘ، ܗ̇ܘ... ܗܸܢܵܐ ܕܚܙܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܥܲܡܹܗ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܕܬܲܩܸܢ ܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܣܩܘܼܬܵܐ.
- mupliḥ lēh aw, aw... hinnā d-ḥzē luḵ ʿammēh b-yāwmā ḥēnā d-taqqin lāh ʿasqutā.
- He used this, this... this thingamajig you saw him with the other day to fix the problem.
Usage notes
Used as a filler word similar to ܝܲܥܢܹܐ (yaʿnē).
See also
- ܡܐܲܢܸܠ (mʾannil)
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
- ܗܢ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hɑnɑʔ]
Adjective
ܗܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܗܠܝܢ, singular feminine counterpart ܗܕܐ, plural feminine counterpart ܗܠܝܢ)
- (demonstrative) this
Usage notes
- As an attributive adjective, ܗܢܐ can come either before or after the noun it describes without any change in meaning.
Pronoun
ܗܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m sg (plural ܗܠܝܢ, singular feminine counterpart ܗܕܐ, plural feminine counterpart ܗܠܝܢ)
References
- “hnˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Brockelmann, Carl (1895) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), Berlin, Edinburgh: Reuther & Reichard, T. & T. Clark
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press
Turoyo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hano/
Related terms
- ܗܰܘܐ (hawo, “that”)
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