ܗܘܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܗ ܘ ܢ (h w n)
4 terms

Inherited from Aramaic [Term?]; compare related to Hebrew הֲבָנָה (havaná, comprehension).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [hawnɑː]
  • (Urmia) IPA(key): [hoːnɑː]

Noun

ܗܲܘܢܵܐ • (hawnām (plural ܗܲܘܢܹ̈ܐ (hawnē))

  1. mind, intelligence
  2. understanding, reason, wisdom, sound judgment, sense

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܲܘܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܗܘܿܢ (hōn) 1st person ܗܲܘܢܝܼ (hawnī) ܗܲܘܢܲܢ (hawnan)
construct ܗܘܿܢ (hōn) 2nd person ܗܲܘܢܘܼܟ݂ (hawnōḵ) ܗܲܘܢܵܟ݂ܝ (hawnāḵ) ܗܲܘܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hawnawḵōn)
emphatic ܗܲܘܢܵܐ (hawnā) 3rd person ܗܲܘܢܹܗ (hawnēh) ܗܲܘܢܵܗ̇ (hawnāh) ܗܲܘܢܗܘܿܢ (hawnhōn)
plural absolute ܗܲܘܢܝܼ̈ܢ (hawnīn) 1st person ܗܲܘܢܝܼ̈ (hawnī) ܗܲܘܢܲܢ̈ (hawnan)
construct ܗܲܘܢܲܝ̈ (hawnay) 2nd person ܗܲܘܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (hawnōḵ) ܗܲܘܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (hawnāḵ) ܗܲܘܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (hawnawḵōn)
emphatic ܗܲܘܢܹ̈ܐ (hawnē) 3rd person ܗܲܘܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (hawnūh) ܗܲܘܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (hawnōh) ܗܲܘܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (hawnayhōn)

Derived terms

  • ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠ ܗܲܘܢܹܗ (āḵēl hawnēh, to make a mistake)
  • ܗܲܘܢܵܐ ܨܢܝܼܥܵܐ (hawnā ṣnīˁā, artificial intelligence)
  • ܗܲܘܢܵܝܵܐ (hawnāyā, mental, intellectual)
  • ܗܲܘܢܵܢܵܐ (hawnānā, smart, intelligent; well-behaved)
  • ܚܲܪܘܼܦ ܗܲܘܢܵܐ (ḥarūp hawnā, literally sharp in intelligence)
  • ܡܸܢ ܟܠܹܗ ܗܲܘܢܹܗ (min kullēh hawnēh, literally from his whole mind)
  • ܪܲܚܘܼܩ ܗܲܘܢܵܐ (raḥūq hawnā, literally far in intelligence)
  • ܪܲܩܘܼܚܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܗܲܘܢܵܐ (raqūḥā min hawnā, literally far removed from common sense)
  • ܫܡܝܼܛ ܗܲܘܢܵܐ (šmīṭ hawnā, literally broken in intelligence)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

Root
ܗ ܘ ܢ
1 term

Compare Biblical Hebrew הֲבָנָה (hăḇɔnɔ̂).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [hawnɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [hawne] (plural)

Noun

ܗܘܢܐ • (transliteration neededm (plural ܗܘܢܐ)

  1. mind, intelligence
  2. reason, wisdom
  3. sense, meaning
  4. opinion, dogma

Inflection

Inflection of ܗܘܢܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܗܘܢ 1st person ܗܘܢܝ ܗܘܢܢ
construct ܗܘܢ 2nd person ܗܘܢܟ ܗܘܢܟܝ ܗܘܢܟܘܢ ܗܘܢܟܝܢ
emphatic ܗܘܢܐ 3rd person ܗܘܢܗ ܗܘܢܗ ܗܘܢܗܘܢ ܗܘܢܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܗܘܢܝܢ 1st person ܗܘܢܝ ܗܘܢܝܢ
construct ܗܘܢܝ 2nd person ܗܘܢܝܟ ܗܘܢܝܟܝ ܗܘܢܝܟܘܢ ܗܘܢܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܗܘܢܐ 3rd person ܗܘܢܘܗܝ ܗܘܢܝܗ ܗܘܢܝܗܘܢ ܗܘܢܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

  • ܗܘܢ
  • ܗܘܢܝ

References

  • hwn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002), Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 76b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903), A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 102b
  • 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, →ISBN, page 336a