ܚܡܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܡ ܗ (ḥ m h)
2 terms

Inherited from Aramaic חֵמְּיָנָא (ḥemyānā), variant of חְמָּא (ḥəmā); related to Arabic حَم (ḥam) and Hebrew חָם (khám). The original form is reflected in ܒܲܪܚܡܵܝܵܐ (barḥmāyā, wife’s brother).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [xɪm.jɑːnɑː]

Noun

ܚܸܡܝܵܢܵܐ • (ḥimyānām (plural ܚܸܡܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥimyānē), feminine ܚܡܵܬܵܐ (ḥmātā))

  1. father-in-law (father of one’s spouse)
  2. (in the plural) parents-in-law

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܸܡܝܵܢܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܚܸܡܝܵܢ (ḥimyān) 1st person ܚܸܡܝܵܢܝܼ (ḥimyānī) ܚܸܡܝܵܢܲܢ (ḥimyānan)
construct ܚܸܡܝܵܢ (ḥimyān) 2nd person ܚܸܡܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ (ḥimyānōḵ) ܚܸܡܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥimyānāḵ) ܚܸܡܝܵܢܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥimyānawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܸܡܝܵܢܵܐ (ḥimyānā) 3rd person ܚܸܡܝܵܢܹܗ (ḥimyānēh) ܚܸܡܝܵܢܵܗ̇ (ḥimyānāh) ܚܸܡܝܵܢܗܘܿܢ (ḥimyānhōn)
plural absolute ܚܸܡܝܵܢܝܼ̈ܢ (ḥimyānīn) 1st person ܚܸܡܝܵܢܝܼ̈ (ḥimyānī) ܚܸܡܝܵܢܲܢ̈ (ḥimyānan)
construct ܚܸܡܝܵܢܲܝ̈ (ḥimyānay) 2nd person ܚܸܡܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (ḥimyānōḵ) ܚܸܡܝܵܢܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (ḥimyānāḵ) ܚܸܡܝܵܢܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥimyānawḵōn)
emphatic ܚܸܡܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥimyānē) 3rd person ܚܸܡܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗܝ (ḥimyānūh) ܚܸܡܝܵܢܘܼ̈ܗ̇ (ḥimyānōh) ܚܸܡܝܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ (ḥimyānayhōn)