هنا

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See also: هنأ

Arabic

Etymology

Compare Hebrew הנה (héna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hu.naː/
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Adverb

هُنَا (hunā)

  1. here, in this place
  2. there, then, now, by now, at this point

See also

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “هنا”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Chadian Arabic

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Preposition

هنا (hana) (feminine هنت, plural هني)

  1. Expresses the possessive or genitive: of, 's
    • 2019, الكتاب المقدس بالعربي الدارجي هنا تشاد [The Bible in Chadian Arabic]‎, N'Djamena: Alliance biblique du Tchad, تكوين 3:17:
      وَ اللّٰهْ قَالْ لِآدَمْ: «إِنْتَ سِمِعْت كَلَامْ مَرْتَكْ وَ أَكَلْت مِنْ عِيَالْ هَنَا الشَّدَرَةْ الْأَنَا دَحَرْتَكْ مِنْهَا. فِي شَانَكْ إِنْتَ، التُّرَابْ يَبْقَى مَلْعُونْ. وَ تَلْقَى مَعَاشَكْ بِتَعَبْ فِي كُلَّ مُدَّةْ حَيَاتَكْ.
      And to Adam God said: because you gave ear to the voice of your wife and took of the fruit of the tree which I said you were not to take, the earth is cursed on your account. And in pain you will get your food from it all your life.

Egyptian Arabic

Pronunciation

Adverb

هنا (hina)

  1. here

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic هُنَا (hunā).

Pronunciation

Adverb

هِنَا (hina)

  1. here
See also

Etymology 2

From Arabic هَنَّأَ (hannaʔa).

Pronunciation

Verb

هنّا (hanna) I (non-past يِهَنِّي (yihanni))

  1. to congratulate
Conjugation
    Conjugation of هنا (hanna)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m هنيت (hannēt) هنيت (hannēt) هنى (hanna) هنينا (hannēna) هنيتوا (hannētu) هنوا (hannu)
f هنيتي (hannēti) هنت (hannat)
non-past m أهني (ʔahanni) تهني (tihanni) يهني (yihanni) نهني (nihanni) تهنوا (tihannu) يهنوا (yihannu)
f تهني (tihanni) تهني (tihanni)
imperative m هني (hanni) هنوا (hannu)
f هني (hanni)

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic هُنَا (hunā).

Pronunciation

Adverb

هنا (hnā)

  1. here