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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān), from יהוה (YHWH) + חנון (Khanon); literally (roughly), “God is gracious”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ • (yōḥannān) m
- a male given name from Biblical Hebrew, equivalent to English John
- a surname transferred from the given name
- (biblical) Any of the New Testament figures named John
- ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕܵܢܵܐ ― yōḥannān maˁmdānā ― John the Baptist
- ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܫܚܕܵܢܵܐ ― yōḥannān mašḥdānā ― John the Evangelist
- ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܒܲܪ ܙܲܒ݂ܕܲܝ ― yōḥannān bar zaḇday ― John, son of Zebedee (John the Apostle)
- ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܦܵܛܲܐܡܘܼܢܵܝܵܐ ― yōḥannān pāṭaˀmūnāyā ― John of Patmos
- (biblical) The Gospel of John: a book of the New Testament of the Bible. Traditionally the fourth of the four gospels.
- (biblical) One of the books in the New Testament of the Bible, the epistles of John (1 John, 2 John and 3 John).
Derived terms
- ܚܲܢܵܐ (ḥannā) (diminutive, nickname)
- ܚܲܢܘܿ (ḥanō) (diminutive, nickname)
Classical Syriac
Etymology
Inherited from Aramaic יוחנן, from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yôḥānān).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ܝܘܚܢܢ • (yōḥannān) m
- John (Biblical figure)
- a male given name
Descendants
References
- Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 409a