ܚܢܘܬܐ

From Aramaic חָנוּתָא (ḥānūṯā); compare Arabic حَانُوت (ḥānūt) and Hebrew חֲנוּת (khanút, “store, shop”).

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ܚܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ • (ḥānūtā) f (plural ܚܵܢܵܘܵܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥānāwātē))

1. tavern, pub, inn

   Synonyms: ܦܘܼܬܩܵܐ (putqā), ܒܹܝܬ ܚܲܡܪܵܐ (bēt ḥamrā)

   • Acts 28:15:

     ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܲܚܘܿܢܘܵܬܹ̈‌ܐ ܕܬܵܡܵܐ ܒܘܼܬ ܐ݇ܬܵܝܬܲܢ، ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܐܘܼܪܚܲܢ ܗܲܠ ܫܘܼܩܵܐ ܕܟܹܐ ܦܵܝܹܫ ܩܸܪܝܵܐ ܐܵܦܝܼܘܿܣ، ܘܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܐܚܹܪ̈݇ܢܹܐ ܐ݇ܬܹ‌ܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܥܲܡܲܢ ܗܲܠ ܬܠܵܬ ܚܵܢܵܘܵܬܹ̈‌ܐ. ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܚܸܙܝܵܗܝ ܠܹܗ ܦܵܘܠܘܿܣ، ܫܘܼܒܸܚ ܠܹܗ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܘܫܩܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܠܸܒܵܐ.

     īman d-šmīʿ lhon aḥonwātē‌ d-tāmā but tāytan, plīṭ lhon l-urḥan hal šuqā d-kē pāyēš qiryā āpīos, w-ḥakmā ḥēnē tē‌ lhon ʿamman hal tlāt ḥānāwātē‌. īman d-ḥizyāyh lēh pāwlos, šubiḥ lēh l-allāhā w-šqīl lēh libbā.

     And from there, when the brethren heard about us, they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum and Three Inns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.

2. workshop, shop, store (place where things are manufactured, crafted or where vehicle mechanics work)

   Synonyms: ܕܸܟܵܢܵܐ (dikkānā), ܒܹܝܬ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ (bēt pulḥānā)

3. arched chamber, cell, vaulted chamber

From Aramaic חַנוּתָא (ḥannūṯā, “uterus; small sack”) variant of חַנָא (ḥannā, “bosom; genitalia”); compare Arabic حِضْن (ḥiḍn) and Hebrew חֹצֶן (ḥṓṣen).

• (Standard) IPA^(key):

ܚܲܢܘܼܬܵܐ • (ḥanūtā) f (plural ܚܲܢܘܬܹ̈ܐ (ḥanwtē))

1. (anatomy) vagina (passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and childbirth in female mammals)

• ܠܘܼܣܬܵܐ (lustā, “vulva”)

Related to ܚܢܐ (ḥannāʾ, “bosom”).

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ܚܢܘܬܐ • (ḥānnūṯā) f (plural ܚܢܘܬܐ (ḥanwāṯā))

1. (anatomy) uterus
2. small sack

From the root ܚ-ܢ-ܐ (ḥ-n-ʾ) related to bending. Compare Jewish Palestinian Aramaic חָנוּתָא (ḥānūṯā), with descendants.

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ܚܢܘܬܐ • (ḥānūṯā) f (plural ܚܢܘܬܐ (ḥānwāṯā))

1. arched chamber, cell, stall, booth, enclosure
2. shop, store
3. gang, crew

• → Old Armenian: խանութ (xanutʻ)
• → Arabic: حانوت, حَانُوَة (ḥānuwa), حَانَاة (ḥānāh) — dialectal
  • Maltese: ħanut
  • → French: hanout
  • → Italian: canova
  • ⇒ Byzantine Greek: χανουτέριος (khanoutérios, “wine-seller”) (Sicily)

• “ḥnw²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “ḥnw”, 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 110a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 149a
• 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 471a