ܗܢܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܗ ܢ ܐ (h n ˀ)
3 terms

Derived from the verb ܗܵܢܹܐ (hānē).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [hɪn.jɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܗܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ • (hinyānā) m sg (plural ܗܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (hinyānē))

  1. use, utility
  2. advantage
  3. profit, gain

Inflection

Synonyms

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܗ-ܢ-ܐ (h-n-ʾ) related to benefiting.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hɛnjɑnɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [hɛnjɑne(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܗܢܝܢܐ • (henyānāʾ) m (plural ܗܢܝܢܐ)

  1. use, utility
  2. advantage
  3. profit, gain

Inflection

References

  • hnyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-09-11
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 78a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 105a
  • 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. 348a
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