ܗܢܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Related to Turoyo ܗܢܳܐ‎ (thingamabob), possibly related to Classical Syriac ܗܢܐ‎ (this, “hānā”).

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [hɪn.naː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [hɪn.naː], [ʔɪn.naː]

Noun

ܗܸܢܢܵܐ • (hinnā) m (uncountable)

  1. (informal) thingamajig, thingamabob, thingy; something that one does not know or has forgotten the name of.
    ‏ܡܘܼܦܠܸܚ ܠܹܗ ܗ̇ܘ، ܗ̇ܘ... ܗܸܢܢܵܐ ܕܚܙܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܥܲܡܹܗ ܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܕܬܲܩܸܢ ܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܣܩܘܼܬܵܐ.‎‎
    mūpliḥ lēh awa, awa... hinnā d-ḥzē lūḵ ˁammēh b-yāwmā ḥēnā d-taqqin lāh ˁasqūtā.
    He used this, this... this thingamajig you saw him with the other day to fix the problem.

Usage notes

Used as a filler word similar to ܝܲܥܢܹܐ‎ (yaˁnē), with ܡܐܲܢܸܠ‎ (mˀannil) being used as a filler word for verbs/actions.

Turoyo

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hən.ne/

Pronoun

ܗܷܢܢܶܐ • (hënne)

  1. they
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