ܗܢܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܗ ܢ ܐ (h n ˀ)
4 terms

Derived from the above root of the noun pattern 1i23ānā.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [hɪn.jɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܗܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ • (hinyānām sg (plural ܗܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (hinyānē))

  1. benefit, advantage
  2. profit, gain
  3. use, utility, usefulness
  4. (commerce) interest

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܗܸܢܝܵܢ (hinyān) 1st person ܗܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ (hinyānī) ܗܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ (hinyānan)
construct ܗܸܢܝܵܢ (hinyān) 2nd person ܗܸܢܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (hinyānōḵ) ܗܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (hinyānāḵ) ܗܸܢܝܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hinyānawḵōn)
emphatic ܗܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ (hinyānā) 3rd person ܗܸܢܝܵܢܹܗ (hinyānēh) ܗܸܢܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (hinyānāh) ܗܸܢܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (hinyānhōn)
plural absolute ܗܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (hinyānīn) 1st person ܗܸܢܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (hinyānī) ܗܸܢܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (hinyānan)
construct ܗܸܢܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (hinyānay) 2nd person ܗܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (hinyānōḵ) ܗܸܢܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (hinyānāḵ) ܗܸܢܝܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hinyānawḵōn)
emphatic ܗܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (hinyānē) 3rd person ܗܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (hinyānūh) ܗܸܢܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (hinyānōh) ܗܸܢܝܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (hinyānayhōn)

Synonyms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܗ ܢ ܐ related to benefiting.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hɛnjɑnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [hɛnjɑne] (plural)

Noun

ܗܢܝܢܐ • (henyānām (plural ܗܢܝܢܐ)

  1. use, utility
  2. advantage
  3. profit, gain

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܢܝܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܗܢܝܢ 1st person ܗܢܝܢܝ ܗܢܝܢܢ
construct ܗܢܝܢ 2nd person ܗܢܝܢܟ ܗܢܝܢܟܝ ܗܢܝܢܟܘܢ ܗܢܝܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܗܢܝܢܐ 3rd person ܗܢܝܢܗ ܗܢܝܢܗ ܗܢܝܢܗܘܢ ܗܢܝܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܗܢܝܢܝܢ 1st person ܗܢܝܢܝ ܗܢܝܢܝܢ
construct ܗܢܝܢܝ 2nd person ܗܢܝܢܝܟ ܗܢܝܢܝܟܝ ܗܢܝܢܝܟܘܢ ܗܢܝܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܗܢܝܢܐ 3rd person ܗܢܝܢܘܗܝ ܗܢܝܢܝܗ ܗܢܝܢܝܗܘܢ ܗܢܝܢܝܗܝܢ

References

  • hnyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 11 September 2013
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 78a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 105a
  • 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, →ISBN, page 348a