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hona ܗܘ̇ܢܵܐ

hona is the Assyrian word for mind, intellect — everyday spoken Assyrian (Sureth) of Urmi, a modern Aramaic language.

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Meaning

  1. mind, intellect, intelligence, wisdom, judgment

Examples

kiket hona
ܟܝܼܟܸܬ ܗܘ̇ܢܵܐ
wis-dom tooth
al-honu muyyilun
ܐܵܠ ܗܘ̇ܢܘ̣ ܡܘ̣ܝܝܝܼܠܘ̣ܢ
They brought him to his senses
men-hono pultalun
ܡܸܢ ܗܘ̇ܢܘ̇ ܦܘ̣ܠܛܵܠܘ̣ܢ
They drove her out of her mind
a-shula men-hone puletlun
ܐܵܐ ܫܘ̣ܠܵܐ ܡܸܢ ܗܘ̇ܢܹ ܦܘ̣ܠܸܛܠܘ̣ܢ
They put that matter out of their mind
honu ruppule
ܗܘ̇ܢܘ̣ ܪܘ̣ܦܦܘ̣ܠܸܐ
He has lost his mind
men-honu vile
ܡܸܢ ܗܘ̇ܢܘ̣ ܘܝܼܠܸܐ
He went out of his mind
a malla honu yavule b-dan-malle khine
ܐܵ ܡܵܠܠܵܐ ܗܘ̇ܢܘ̣ ܝܵܘܘ̣ܠܸܐ ܒ ܕܵܢ ܡܵܠܠܸܐ ܚܝܼܢܸܐ
The mullah takes notice of the other mullahs
honukh la-halle b-honet nashe!
ܗܘ̇ܢܘ̣ܚ ܠܵܐ ܗܵܠܠܸܐ ܒ ܗܘ̇ܢܸܬ ܢܵܫܸܐ!
Do not follow the ideas of others (be independent)!

Source: Khan 2016, vol. 3, p. 155.

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