ܐܚܢܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Aramaic אֲנַחְנָא (ʾănáḥnā), from Proto-Semitic *niḥnu; compare Classical Syriac ܐܢܚܢܢ (ʾənaḥnan) and ܚܢܢ (ḥənan), Turoyo ܐܱܚܢܰܐ (äḥna), Arabic نَحْنُ (naḥnu), Hebrew אֲנַחְנוּ (anákhnu) and Akkadian 𒉌𒄿𒉡 (nīnu).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔaxnan]
  • (Bohtan) IPA(key): [ʔaxnɪn]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ʔaxni]

Pronoun

ܐܲܚܢܲܢ • (aḥnan) pl (singular ܐܵܢܵܐ (ānā))

  1. (personal) we
  2. (intensive) we ourselves

See also
    Assyrian Neo-Aramaic personal pronouns
    Isolated nominative pronouns
    singular plural
    1st person ܐܵܢܵܐ (ānā) ܐܲܚܢܲܢ (aḥnan)
    2nd person m ܐܲܢ݇ܬ (at) ܐܲܢ݇ܬܘܿܢ (atōn)
    f ܐܲܢ݇ܬܝ (at) ܐܲܢ݇ܬܹܝܢ (attēn)
    3rd person m ܗ̇ܘ (awa) ܗܸܢܘܿܢ (hinōn)
    f ܗ̇ܝ (aya) ܗܸܢܹܝܢ (hinnēn)
    Enclitic accusative and genitive pronouns
    singular plural
    1st person -ܝܼ (-ī) -ܲܢ (-an)
    2nd person m -ܘܼܟ݂ (-ūḵ) -ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (-āwḵōn)
    f -ܵܟ݂ܝ (-āḵ)
    3rd person m -ܹܗ (-ēh); -ܘܼܗܝ (-ūh) -ܗܘܿܢ (-hōn)
    f -ܵܗ̇ (-āh); -ܘܿܗ̇ (-ōh)
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