Where does “ܚܢܐ” come from?
ܚܢܐ (Classical Syriac) comes from Classical Syriac ܝܘܚܢܢ, from Aramaic יוחנן, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة, from Arabic خُنَّة.
ܚܢܐ (Classical Syriac): to bend a bow, to take aim; bosom; lap; pudenda,...
Definitions
- to bend a bow, to take aim; bosom; lap; pudenda,...
Ancestry of “ܚܢܐ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Syriac | ܝܘܚܢܢ | — |
| 2 | Aramaic | יוחנן | — |
| 3 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 4 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 5 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | — |
| 6 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |