ܥܢܝܢܐ

Compare Hebrew עִנְיָן ('inyán).

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ʕɪn.jɑːnɑː]

ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ • (ˁinyānā) m sg (plural ܥܸܢܝܵܢܹ̈ܐ (ˁinyānē))

1. interest, something one finds interesting

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܒܗܵܢܵܐ ܡܠܘܿܐܵܐ ― īṯ lēh ˁinyānā b-hānā mlōˀā ― He has interest in this subject

2. matter, issue

   ܡܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܒܗܵܢܵܐ؟ ― mā ìlēh ˁinyānā bhānā? ― What's the matter with this?

   ܗܵܢܵܐ ܒܲܠܚܘܿܕ݂ ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ ― hānā balḥōḏ ˁinyānā d-zaḇnā ― It's only a matter of time

3. business

   ܥܸܢܝܵܢܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܓܡܵܪܵܐ ― ˁinyānā d-lā gmārā ― unfinished business

   ܠܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܥܸܢܝܵܢܘܼܟ݂ ― lā ìlēh ˁinyānūḵ ― It’s none of your business

• ܡܥܲܢܝܵܢܵܐ (mˁanyānā, “interesting”)