ܐܚܪܢܐ

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

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xeːnɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [xɪn.nɑː]

ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ • (ḥēnā) (feminine ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܬܵܐ‎ (ḥētā), plural ܐ݇ܚܹܪ̈݇ܢܹܐ (ḥēnē))

1. other, another, one more, else

   ‏ܚܕܵܐ ܓܵܗܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܬܵܐ‎‎ ― ḥdā gāhā ḥētā ― One more time

   ‏ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ ܚܲܕ݇ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ ܝܲܢ ܠܵܐ؟‎‎ ― kē bāˁēt ḥa mindī ḥēnā yan lā? ― Do you want anything else or not?

   ‏ܠܹܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܹܢ ܛܥܘܼܢܝܵܬܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܹܐ، ܐܲܚܟ̰ܝܼ ܟܹܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܹܢ ܚܲܒܘܼܫܹ̈ܐ.‎‎

   lē āḵlēn ṭˁunyātē ḥēnē, aḥčī kē āḵlēn ḥabūšē.

   I don't like other fruit, I only eat apples.

   ‏ܠܵܐ، ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐ݇ܬܹܐ ܠܹܗ ܚܲܕ݇ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܹܐ ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ.‎‎

   lā, awa d-tē lēh ḥa nāšā ḥēnē ìwā.

   No, the one who came was someone else.

2. (informal) different, unusual

• ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐܝܼܬ‎ (ḥēnāˀīt, “otherwise”)
• ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ‎ (mindī ḥēnā)
• ܐܘܿܡܵܚܸܪ݇ܢܵܐ‎ (ōmāḥinā, “ereyesterday, overmorrow”)

ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ • (ḥēnā)

1. any more, any longer, no longer

   ‏ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܚܙܵܝܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܒܸܡܛܵܝܵܐ ܝܢܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ .‎‎

   lē ìwen biḥzāyā nāšē bimṭāyā ìnā ḥēnā .

   I can't see any more people arriving.

   ‏ܠܹܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܥܡܵܪܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܕܗ̇ܝ ܡܕܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ .‎‎

   lē ìwen biˁmārā gāw d-aya mdītā ḥēnā .

   I am no longer living in this city.

2. well, then, in that case

   ‏ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ، ܡܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܒܵܥܹܝܬ ܥܵܒ݂ܕܹܬ؟‎‎

   ḥēnā, mā kē bāˁēt ˁāḇdēt?

   Then, what do you want to do?

ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ • (ḥēnā)

1. Used to acknowledge a statement or situation

   ‏«ܪܲܕܵܝܬܵܐ ܠܹܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܒܪܵܝܵܐ.» — «ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ، ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܲܚ ܗܲܠܟ݂ܲܚ ܗܲܠ ܬܵܡܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܚܠܵܦܘܿܗ̇.»‎‎

   “raddāytā lē ìlāh brāyā.” — “ḥēnā, kē māṣaḥ halḵaḥ hal tāmā min ḥlāpōh.”

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

   ‏«ܠܵܐ ܡܘܼܚܸܒܹܗ ܠܝܼ ܙܸܡܪܵܐ.» — «ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ، ܐܵܢܵܐ ܚܫܝܼܒ݂ ܠܝܼ ܕܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ.»‎‎

   “lā mūḥibbēh lī zimrā.” — “ḥēnā, 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... ܐ݇ܚܹܪ݇ܢܵܐ... ܪܵܒܵܐ ܪܵܡܵܐ.‎‎

   īwā ḥačā... ḥēnā... rābā rāmā.

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