ܚܪܝܐ
See also: ܚܕܝܐ
Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Proto-West Semitic *ḫarʔ- of same denotation. From the root ܚ-ܪ-ܐ (ḥ-r-ʾ) related to defecating also ܚܪܐ (ḥrā, “to drop excrement”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħɛrjɑ] (singular)
- IPA(key): [ħ(ə)rajjɑ] (plural)
Noun
ܚܪܝܐ • (ḥeryā) m (plural ܚܪܝܐ (ḥərayyā))
- excrement, feces, dung, droppings
- (figuratively) dross, slag
Inflection
Irregular inflection with a stem ending in Yodh.
declension of ܚܪܝܐ
| state | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܪܐ | ܚܪܝܢ |
| construct | ܚܪܐ | ܚܪܝ |
| emphatic | ܚܪܝܐ | ܚܪܝܐ |
| possessive forms | ||
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܪܝܝ | ܚܪܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܪܝܟ | ܚܪܝܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܪܝܟܝ | ܚܪܝܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܪܝܗ | ܚܪܘܗܝ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܪܝܗ | ܚܪܝܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܪܝܢ | ܚܪܝܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܪܝܟܘܢ | ܚܪܝܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܪܝܟܝܢ | ܚܪܝܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܪܝܗܘܢ | ܚܪܝܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | ܚܪܝܗܝܢ | ܚܪܝܗܝܢ |
References
- “ḥry”, 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 115a
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 157a
- 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 490a-b