Classical Syriac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hɛnne(j)n]

Pronoun

ܗܢܝܢ • ‎(transliteration needed) f pl ‎(singular ܗܝ, singular masculine counterpart ܗܘ, plural masculine counterpart ܗܢܘܢ)

1. (personal) they
2. (intensive) they themselves
3. sometimes used somewhat like a definite article; the

Usage notes

• As an intensive pronoun, ܗܢܝܢ must come before the noun it describes.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hɑne(j)n]

Adjective

ܗܢܝܢ • ‎(transliteration needed) f pl (singular ܗܝ ; masculine ܗܘ)

1. (demonstrative) those

Usage notes

• As an attributive adjective, ܗܢܝܢ can come either before or after the noun it describes without any change in meaning.

Pronoun

ܗܢܝܢ • ‎(transliteration needed) f pl ‎(singular ܗܝ, singular masculine counterpart ܗܘ, plural masculine counterpart ܗܢܘܢ)

1. (demonstrative) those things, those ones
2. used somewhat like a definite article; the

Usage notes

• The sense of the definite article "the" is used especially when translating Ancient Greek texts, being the equivalent of the Ancient Greek feminine plural definite article αἱ ‎(hai).

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hɛnjɑn]

Noun

ܗܢܝܢ • ‎(transliteration needed)

1. absolute singular of ܗܢܝܢܐ
2. construct singular of ܗܢܝܢܐ

References

• “hnyn”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Brockelmann, Carl (1895) Lexicon Syriacum (in Latin), Berlin, Edinburgh: Reuther & Reichard, T. & T. Clark
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français : Syriac–English Dictionary, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press