ܐܢܝ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From a modified form of Aramaic הֵנֵין‎ (hēnēn), from Proto-Semitic *šin (feminine third-person plural personal pronoun); compare Arabic هُنّ‎ (hunn), Hebrew הֵן‎ (hen) and Akkadian 𒅆𒈾 (šina).

Pronunciation 1
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔɑːniː]

Pronoun

ܐܵܢܝܼ • (ānī) c pl (masculine singular ܗ̇ܘ‎ (awa), feminine singular ܗ̇ܝ‎ (aya))

  1. (personal) they
  2. (intensive) they themselves
  3. sometimes used somewhat like a definite article; the
  4. (demonstrative) these, those
See also
  • -ܗܘܢ‎ (-hon, enclitic object form)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic personal pronouns
Isolated nominative pronouns
singular plural
1st person ܐܵܢܵܐ‎ (ānā) ܐܲܚܢܲܢ‎ (aḥnan)
2nd person m ܐܲܢ݇ܬ‎ (at) ܐܲܚܬܘܿܢ‎ (aḥtōn)
f ܐܲܢ݇ܬܝ‎ (āt)
3rd person m ܗ̇ܘ‎ (awa) ܐܵܢܝܼ‎ (ānī)
f ܗ̇ܝ‎ (aya)
Enclitic accusative and genitive pronouns
singular plural
1st person -ܝܼ‎ (-ī) -ܲܢ‎ (-an)
2nd person m -ܘܼܟ݂‎ (-ūḵ) -ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (-āwḵōn)
f -ܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (-āḵ)
3rd person m -ܹܗ‎ (-ēh); -ܘܼܗܝ‎ (-ūh) -ܗܘܿܢ‎ (-hōn)
f -ܵܗ̇‎ (-āh); -ܘܿܗ̇‎ (-ōh)

Pronunciation 2
  • (standard) IPA(key): [ʔan.ne.]

Pronoun

ܐܲܢܲܝ or ܐܲܢܲܝ̈ or ܐܲܢܹܐ‎ • (annay or annē) c (singular ܐܵܗܵܐ‎ (āhā))

  1. (demonstrative) plural of ܐܵܗܵܐ‎ (āhā): these, those
    ‏ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܸܒܸܢ ܐܲܢܲܝ̈ ܗܲܒܵܒ݂ܹ̈ܐ، ܫܲܦܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܝܢܵܐ.‎‎
    kē maḥḥibin annay habbāḇē, šapīrē ìnā.
    I love these flowers, they are beautiful.
Usage notes
  • This is the most common spelling in unvocalised texts. ܐܲܢܹܐ‎ (annē) is more common in vocalised texts.
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