ܚܣܝܢܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܣ ܢ (ḥ s n)
1 term

Etymology

From Aramaic חַסִינָא (ḥassīnā); cognate to Hebrew חסין (khasin)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xassiːnɑː]

Adjective

ܚܲܣܝܼܢܵܐ • (ḥasīnā) (feminine ܚܲܣܝܼܢܬܵܐ (ḥasīntā), plural ܚܲܣܝܼܢܹ̈ܐ (ḥasīnē))

1. serious

   ܐܵܗܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܥܲܣܩܘܼܬܵܐ ܚܲܣܝܼܢܬܵܐ، ܒܸܬ ܢܲܣܲܚ ܕܡܲܬܪܸܨܲܚ ܠܵܗ̇.

   āhā ìlāh ˁasqūtā ḥasīntā, bit nassaḥ dmatriṣṣaḥ lāh.

   This is a serious problem, we will try to fix it.

2. strong, mighty

   Synonyms: ܚܲܝܠܵܢܵܐ (ḥaylānā), ܥܲܙܝܼܙܵܐ (ˁazīzā)

Derived terms

• ܚܲܣܝܼܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ḥasīnāˀīṯ, “seriously”)
• ܚܲܣܝܼܢܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥasīnūtā, “seriousness”)

Related terms

• ܚܸܣܢܵܐ (ḥisnā)