ܗܘܢܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܗ ܘ ܢ (h w n)
4 terms

From ܗܲܘܢܵܐ (hawnā, “mind, intelligence”) +‎ -ܢܐ (-ānā, the adjectival ending); compare Classical Syriac ܡܗܲܘܢܵܐ (mhawwnā).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [hawnɑːnɑː]

Adjective

ܗܲܘܢܵܢܵܐ • (hawnānā) (feminine ܗܲܘܢܵܢܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ (hawnānīṯā), plural ܗܲܘܢܵܢܹ̈ܐ (hawnānē))

  1. smart, intelligent
    Synonym: ܚܲܟܝܼܡܵܐ (ḥakīmā)
  2. sensible, reasonable
    Synonym: ܦܵܪܘܿܫܵܐ (pārōšā)
  3. (by extension) well-behaved, well-mannered
    Synonyms: ܟܢܝܼܟ݂ܵܐ (knīḵā), ܢܵܟ݂ܘܿܦܵܐ (nāḵōpā), ܪܸܕ݂ܝܵܐ (riḏyā)
    Antonyms: ܣܪܝܼܚܵܐ (srīḥā), ܡܟܲܠܒܢܵܢܵܐ (mkalbnānā)

Derived terms

  • ܗܲܘܢܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (hawnānāˀīṯ)
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