# ܚܢܘܬܐ
## Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
### Etymology 1

From Aramaic חָנוּתָא (ḥānūṯā); compare Arabic حَانُوت (ḥānūt) and Hebrew חֲנוּת (khanút, “store, shop”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [xɑːnuːθɑː]
* (Urmia) IPA: [xɑːnuːtɑː]

#### Noun

ܚܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ • (ḥānūtā) f (plural ܚ̈ܵܢܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥānawwāṯā))
* tavern, pub, inn
    Synonyms: ܦܸܢܕܩܵܐ (pindqā), ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܚܲܡܪܵܐ (bēṯ ḥamrā)
** c. 2014, ܕܝܬܩܐ ܚܕܬܐ ܕܡܪܢ ܝܫܘܥ ܡܫܝܚܐ ܘܡܙܡܘܪ̈ܐ ܒܠܫܢܐ ܐܬܘܪܝܐ, Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., Acts 28:15:ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܫܡܝܼܥ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܐܲܚ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܬܲܡܵܐ ܥܲܠ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܵܝܬܲܢ، ܦܠܝܼܛ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܐܘܼܪܚܲܢ ܗܲܠ ܫܘܼܩܵܐ ܕܟܹܐ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܩܸܪܝܵܐ ܐܵܦܝܼܘܿܣ، ܘܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܐܚܹܪ̈݇ܢܹܐ ܐ݇ܬ݂ܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܥܲܡܲܢ ܗܲܠ ܬܸܠܵܬ݂ ܚ̈ܵܢܲܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ. ܐܝܼܡܲܢ ܕܚܙܲܝܢ݇ ܠܹܗ ܦܵܘܠܘܿܣ، ܡܫܘܼܒܸܚ ܠܹܗ ܠܐܲܠܵܗܵܐ ܘܫܩܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ ܠܸܒܵܐ.īman dšmīˁ lhōn aḥwāṯā dtammā ˁal ṯāytan, plīṭ lhōn l-urḥan hal šūqā d-kē pāˀēš qiryā āpīyōs, w-ḥakmā ḥēnē ṯē lhōn ˁamman hal tillāṯ ḥānawwāṯā. īman dḥzay lēh pāwlōs, mšūbiḥ lēh l-allāhā w-šqīl lēh libbā.And from there, when the brethren heard about us, they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum and Three Inns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.
* workshop, shop, store
    Synonyms: ܕܘܼܟܵܢܵܐ (dukkānā), ܒܹܝܬ݂ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܵܐ (bēṯ pulḥānā)
* arched chamber, cell, vaulted chamber

##### Inflection
### Etymology 2

From Aramaic חַנוּתָא (ḥannūṯā, “uterus; small sack”) variant of חַנָא (ḥannā, “bosom; genitalia”); compare Arabic حِضْن (ḥiḍn) and Hebrew חֹצֶן (ḥṓṣen).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard) IPA: [xa.nuːθɑː]

#### Noun

ܚܲܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (ḥanūṯā) f (plural ܚܲܢ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥanwāṯā))
* (anatomy) vagina (passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and childbirth in female mammals)

##### See also

* ܠܘܼܣܬܵܐ (lustā, “vulva”)

## Classical Syriac
### Etymology 1

Related to ܚܢܐ (ḥannā, “bosom”).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ħannuθɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [ħanwɑθɑ] (plural)

#### Noun

ܚܢܘܬܐ • (ḥānnūṯā) f (plural ܚܢܘܬܐ (ḥanwāṯā))
* (anatomy) uterus
* small sack

##### Inflection
### Etymology 2

From the root ܚ ܢ ܐ related to bending. Compare Jewish Palestinian Aramaic חָנוּתָא (ḥānūṯā), with descendants.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ħɑnuθɑ] (singular)
* IPA: [ħɑnwɑθɑ] (plural)

#### Noun

ܚܢܘܬܐ • (ḥānūṯā) f (plural ܚܢܘܬܐ (ḥānwāṯā))
* arched chamber, cell, stall, booth, enclosure
* shop, store
* gang, crew

##### Descendants

* → Old Armenian: խանութ (xanutʻ)
* → Arabic: حانوت, حَانُوَة (ḥānuwa), حَانَاة (ḥānāh) — dialectal
** Maltese: ħanut
** → French: hanout
** → Italian: canova
** ⇒ Byzantine Greek: χανουτέριος (khanoutérios, “wine-seller”) (Sicily)

### References

* “ḥnw$^2$”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
* “ḥnw”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
* Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 110a
* Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 149a
* Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 471a