ܐܚܪܢܐ

Inherited from Aramaic אֳחְרֵנָא (ˀŏḥrēnā); cognate to Classical Syriac ܐܚܪܢܐ (ḥrēnā), Hebrew אַחֵר (achér) and Arabic آخَر (ʔāḵar).

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xreːnɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [xɪnna]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [xiːnɑː]

ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐ • (ḥrēnā) (feminine ܐ݇ܚܪܹܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥrēṯā), plural ܐ݇ܚܪܹ̈ܢܹܐ (ḥrēnē))

1. other, another, one more, else

   ܚܕ݂ܵܐ ܓܵܗܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܪܹܬܵܐ ― ḥḏā gāhā ḥrētā ― One more time

   ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܠܵܐ؟

   kē bāˁēt ḥa mindī ḥrēnā yan lā?

   Do you want anything else or not?

   ܠܹܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܹܢ ܦܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐ، ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ ܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ.

   lē āḵlēn pērē ḥrēnā, balḥōḏ ḥabūšē.

   I don't like other fruit, only apples.

   ܠܵܐ، ܗܵܘ ܕܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ.

   lā, hāw d-ṯē lēh nāšā ḥrēnā ìwā.

   No, the one who came was someone else.

2. (informal) different, unusual

   Synonyms: ܚܠܝܼܦܵܐ (ḥlīpā), ܫܢܝܼܙܵܐ (šnīzā)

• ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ḥrēnāˀīṯ, “otherwise”)
• ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐ (mindī ḥrēnā, “something else”)
• ܗܲܘ ܝܲܘܡܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐ (haw yawmā ḥrēnā, “ereyesterday; overmorrow”)

ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐ • (ḥrēnā)

1. any more, any longer, no longer

   ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܡܛܵܝܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐ .

   lā ìwen biḥzāyā nāšē bimṭāyā ìnā ḥrēnā .

   I can't see any more people arriving.

   ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܥܡܵܪܵܐ ܓܲܘ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐ .

   lā ìwen biˁmārā gaw d-aya mḏītā ḥrēnā .

   I am no longer living in this city.

2. well, then, in that case

   ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐ، ܡܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ ܥܵܒ݂ܕܹܬ؟

   ḥrēnā, mā kē bāˁēt ˁāḇdēt?

   Then, what do you want to do?

ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ • (ḥēnā)

1. Used to acknowledge a statement or situation

   «ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܸܒܪܵܝܵܐ.» — «ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐ، ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܹܝܚ ܡܗܲܠܟ݂ܲܚ ܗܲܠ ܬܵܡܵܐ ܚܠܵܦܵܗ̇.»

   “raddāytā lā ìlāh bibrāyā.” — “ḥrēnā, kē māṣēḥ mhalḵaḥ hal tāmā ḥlāpāh.”

   “The car is broken.” “Well, we could walk to the movies instead.”

   «ܠܵܐ ܡܘܼܚܸܒ ܠܝܼ ܗܲܘ ܙܸܡܪܵܐ.» — «ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐ، ܐܵܢܵܐ ܚܫܝܼܒ݂ ܠܝܼ ܕܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ.»

   “lā mūḥib lī haw zimrā.” — “ḥrēnā, ānā ḥšīḇ lī d-īwā ṭāḇā.”

   “I didn't like the music.” “Well, I thought it was good.”

2. Used in speech to express the overcoming of reluctance to say something

   ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ... ܐ݇ܚܪܹܢܵܐ... ܪܵܒܵܐ ܪܵܡܵܐ.

   īwā ḥačā... ḥrēnā... rābā rāmā.

   It was a bit... well... too loud.