ܗܘܢܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܗ-ܘ-ܢ (h-w-n) related to understanding. Compare Hebrew הֲבָנָה (/ha.vaˈna/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hawnɑ(ʔ)] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [hawne(ʔ)] (in the plural)

Noun

ܗܘܢܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܗܘܢܐ)

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

Inflection

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܗܘܢ	ܗܘܢܝܢ
construct	ܗܘܢ	ܗܘܢܝ
emphatic	ܗܘܢܐ	ܗܘܢܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܗܘܢܝ	ܗܘܢܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܗܘܢܟ	ܗܘܢܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܗܘܢܟܝ	ܗܘܢܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܗܘܢܗ	ܗܘܢܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܗܘܢܗ	ܗܘܢܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܗܘܢܢ	ܗܘܢܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܗܘܢܟܘܢ	ܗܘܢܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܗܘܢܟܝܢ	ܗܘܢܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܗܘܢܗܘܢ	ܗܘܢܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܗܘܢܗܝܢ	ܗܘܢܝܗܝܢ

    inflection of ܗܘܢܐ

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, p. 76b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 336a