ܚܡܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic חֵמְּיָנָא (ḥemyānā), variant of חְמָּא (ḥəmā); related to Arabic حَم (ḥam) and Hebrew חָם (khám). The original form is reflected in ܒܲܪܚܡܵܝܵܐ (barḥmāyā, Wife’s brother).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xɪm.jɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܚܸܡܝܵܢܵܐ • (ḥimyānā) m (plural ܚܸܡܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥimyānē), feminine ܚܡܵܬܵܐ (ḥmātā))

  1. father-in-law (father of one’s spouse)

Inflection

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