ܚܬܢܐ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic חַתְנָא (ḥaṯnā); related to Akkadian 𒄩𒋫𒉡 (/⁠ḫatānu⁠/), Arabic خَتَن (ḵatan), and Hebrew חָתָן (khatán).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܸܬܢܵܐ • (ḥitnā) m (plural ܚܸܬܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥitnē) or ܚܸ̈ܬ݂ܢܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥiṯnawwāṯā), feminine ܟܲܠܬܵܐ (kaltā))

  1. groom, bridegroom (man in the context of his own wedding)
  2. son-in-law (husband of one's child)
  3. sister’s husband
  4. baptismal candidate
  5. (dialectal) father-in-law
    Synonym: ܚܸܡܝܵܢܵܐ (ḥimyānā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܸܬܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܚܸܬܢܝܼ (ḥitnī) ܚܸܬܢܲܢ (ḥitnan)
construct ܚܸܬܢ (ḥitn) 2nd person ܚܸܬܢܘܼܟ݂ (ḥitnūḵ) ܚܸܬܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥitnāḵ) ܚܸܬܢܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥitnāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܸܬܢܵܐ (ḥitnā) 3rd person ܚܸܬܢܹܗ (ḥitnēh) ܚܸܬܢܵܗ̇ (ḥitnāh) ܚܸܬܢܗܘܿܢ (ḥitnhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܚܸܬܢܝܼ̈ (ḥitnī) ܚܸܬܢܲܢ̈ (ḥitnan)
construct ܚܸܬܢܲܝ̈ (ḥitnay) 2nd person ܚܸܬܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥitnūḵ) ܚܸܬܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥitnāḵ) ܚܸܬܢܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥitnāwḵōn)
emphatic ܚܸܬܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥitnē) 3rd person ܚܸܬܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥitnūh) ܚܸܬܢ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥitnōh) ܚܸܬܢܗ̈ܘܿܢ (ḥitnhōn)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Compare Akkadian 𒄩𒋫𒉡 (/⁠ḫatānu⁠/), Arabic خَتَن (ḵatan), and Hebrew חָתָן (ḥāṯān).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܬܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܬܢܐ)

  1. groom, bridegroom
  2. any male affine: son-in-law, brother-in-law (specifically sister's husband), father-in-law
  3. baptismal candidate

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܬܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܬܢ 1st person ܚܬܢܝ ܚܬܢܢ
construct ܚܬܢ 2nd person ܚܬܢܟ ܚܬܢܟܝ ܚܬܢܟܘܢ ܚܬܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܬܢܐ 3rd person ܚܬܢܗ ܚܬܢܗ ܚܬܢܗܘܢ ܚܬܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܬܢܝܢ 1st person ܚܬܢܝ ܚܬܢܝܢ
construct ܚܬܢܝ 2nd person ܚܬܢܝܟ ܚܬܢܝܟܝ ܚܬܢܝܟܘܢ ܚܬܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܬܢܐ 3rd person ܚܬܢܘܗܝ ܚܬܢܝܗ ܚܬܢܝܗܘܢ ܚܬܢܝܗܝܢ

See also

References

  • “ḥtn”, 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, p. 120b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 164b
  • 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, p. 505b
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