ܗܢܝܐܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܗ ܢ ܐ‎ (h n ʾ)
2 terms

Pronunciation

(standard) IPA^(key): [han.niːʔɑː]

Adjective

ܗܲܢܝܼܐܵܐ • (hanīʾā) (feminine ܗܲܢܝܼܐܬܵܐ‎ (haniʾtā), plural ܗܲܢܝܼܐܹ̈ܐ (hanīʾē))

fresh
Antonyms: ܡܲܓܝܼܓ݂ܵܐ‎ (magīḡā), ܦܲܟܝܼܗܵܐ‎ (pakīhā)

‏ܣܵܘܩܵܐ ܕܗܵܘܵܐ ܗܲܢܝܼܐܵܐ‎‎ ― sāwqā d-hāwā hanīʾā ― a breath of fresh air

‏ܟܵܣܵܐ ܕܚܲܠܒ݂ܵܐ ܗܲܢܝܼܐܵܐ‎‎ ― kāsā d-ḥalḇā hanīʾā ― a glass of fresh milk
pleasant
Synonym: ܒܲܣܝܼܡܵܐ‎ (basīmā)

Related terms

ܗܵܢܹܐ‎ (hānē, “to please”)
ܢܗܵܢܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (nhānē luḵ, “bon appétit, enjoy your meal”, literally “may it please you”)

Interjection

ܗܲܢܝܼܐܵܐ!‎ • (hanīʾā!)

good for you, be that good for your credit, more power to you
Synonyms: ܒܵܣܡܵܐ ܓܵܢܘܼܟ݂‎ (bāsmā gānuḵ), ܚܲܝܹܬ‎ (ḥayyēt), ܟ̰ܵܝܒܘܼ‎ (čāybu)
cheers!, to your health!, here's to you! toast used when drinking in company
Synonym: ܒܚܘܼܒܘܼܟ݂‎ (bḥubuḵ)

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