ܗܘܢܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܗ ܘ ܢ (h w n)
4 terms

From ܗܲܘܢܵܐ (hawnā, mind, intellect) +‎ -ܝܐ (-āyā, the attributive adjective ending).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [hawnɑːjɑː]

Adjective

ܗܲܘܢܵܝܵܐ • (hawnāyā) (feminine ܗܲܘܢܵܝܬܵܐ (hawnāytā), plural ܗܲܘܢܵܝܹ̈ܐ (hawnāyē))

  1. mental, intellectual
    Synonym: ܢܲܦ̮ܫܵܢܵܝܵܐ (nafšānāyā)
  2. philosophical
    Synonym: ܚܸܟ݂ܡܬ݂ܵܢܵܝܵܐ (ḥiḵmṯānāyā)