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”).
ܚܸܡܝܵܢܵܐ • (ḥimyānā) m (plural ܚܸܡܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥimyānē), feminine ܚܡܵܬܵܐ (ḥmātā))
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܸܡܝܵܢܝܼ (ḥimyānī) |
ܚܸܡܝܵܢܲܢ (ḥimyānan) | ||
| construct | ܚܸܡܝܵܢ (ḥimyān) |
2nd person | ܚܸܡܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (ḥimyānūḵ) |
ܚܸܡܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥimyānāḵ) |
ܚܸܡܝܵܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥimyānāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܚܸܡܝܵܢܵܐ (ḥimyānā) |
3rd person | ܚܸܡܝܵܢܹܗ (ḥimyānēh) |
ܚܸܡܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (ḥimyānāh) |
ܚܸܡܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (ḥimyānhōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܸܡܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (ḥimyānī) |
ܚܸܡܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (ḥimyānan) | ||
| construct | ܚܸܡܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (ḥimyānay) |
2nd person | ܚܸܡܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥimyānūḵ) |
ܚܸܡܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥimyānāḵ) |
ܚܸܡܝܵܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥimyānāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܚܸܡܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥimyānē) |
3rd person | ܚܸܡܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥimyānūh) |
ܚܸܡܝܵܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥimyānōh) |
ܚܸܡܝܵܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥimyānhōn) | ||