ܗܢܝܢ

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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

  • ܗܸܢܹܝܢ:
  • ܗܵܢܹܝܢ:

Etymology 1

From Aramaic הֵנֵין (hennēn), from Proto-Semitic *šin; compare the dialectal alternative forms, Arabic هُنَّ (hunna), Hebrew הֵן (hen) and Akkadian 𒅆𒈾 (šina).

Alternative forms

Pronoun

ܗܸܢܹܝܢ • (hinnēn) f pl (masculine singular ܗ̇ܘ (awa), feminine singular ܗ̇ܝ (aya), masculine plural ܗܸܢܘܿܢ (hinōn))

  1. (personal) they
  2. (intensive) they themselves
  3. (demonstrative) those, those things, those ones
  4. sometimes used somewhat like a definite article; the
Usage notes
  • As an intensive pronoun, ܗܸܢܹܝܢ (hinnēn) must come before the noun it describes.
See also
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic personal pronouns
Isolated nominative pronouns
singular plural
1st person ܐܵܢܵܐ (ānā) ܐܲܚܢܲܢ (aḥnan)
2nd person m ܐܲܢ݇ܬ (at) ܐܲܢ݇ܬܘܿܢ (atōn)
f ܐܲܢ݇ܬܝ (at) ܐܲܢ݇ܬܹܝܢ (attēn)
3rd person m ܗ̇ܘ (awa) ܗܸܢܘܿܢ (hinōn)
f ܗ̇ܝ (aya) ܗܸܢܹܝܢ (hinnēn)
Enclitic accusative and genitive pronouns
singular plural
1st person -ܝܼ (-ī) -ܲܢ (-an)
2nd person m -ܘܼܟ݂ (-ūḵ) -ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (-āwḵōn)
f -ܵܟ݂ܝ (-āḵ)
3rd person m -ܹܗ, -ܘܼܗܝ (-ēh, -ūh) -ܗܘܿܢ (-hōn)
f -ܵܗ̇, -ܘܿܗ̇ (-āh, -ōh)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Aramaic הָנֵין (hānēn).

Pronoun

ܗܵܢܹܝܢ • (hānēn) f pl (masculine singular ܗܵܘ (hāw), feminine singular ܗܵܝ (hāy), masculine plural ܗܵܢܘܿܢ (hānōn))

  1. (demonstrative) those; those things, those ones (not physically present)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Arabic هُنّ (hunna) and Hebrew הֵן (hēn).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ܗܢܝܢ • (transliteration needed) f pl (singular ܗܝ, singular masculine counterpart ܗܘ, plural masculine counterpart ܗܢܘܢ)

  1. (personal) they
  2. (intensive) they themselves
  3. sometimes used somewhat like a definite article; the
Usage notes
  • As an intensive pronoun, ܗܢܝܢ must come before the noun it describes.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Determiner

ܗܢܝܢ • (transliteration needed) f pl (feminine singular ܗܝ, masculine singular ܗܘ, masculine plural ܗܢܘܢ)

  1. (demonstrative) those
Usage notes
  • As an attributive determiner, ܗܢܝܢ can come either before or after the noun it describes without any change in meaning.

Pronoun

ܗܢܝܢ • (transliteration needed) f pl (singular ܗܝ, singular masculine counterpart ܗܘ, plural masculine counterpart ܗܢܘܢ)

  1. (demonstrative) those things, those ones
  2. used somewhat like a definite article; the
Usage notes
  • The sense of the definite article "the" is used especially when translating Ancient Greek texts, being the equivalent of the Ancient Greek feminine plural definite article αἱ (hai).

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

ܗܢܝܢ • (transliteration needed)

  1. absolute singular of ܗܢܝܢܐ
  2. construct state singular of ܗܢܝܢܐ

References

  • “hnyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Brockelmann, Carl (1895) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), Berlin, Edinburgh: Reuther & Reichard, T. & T. Clark
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press
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