ܚܐܪܘܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]| Root |
|---|
| ܚ ܪ ܪ (ḥ r r) |
| 3 terms |
From ܚܹܐܪܵܐ (ḥērā, “free”) + -ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (-ūṯā, the abstract noun ending); compare Arabic حُرِّيَّة (ḥurriyya) and Hebrew חֵרוּת (kherút0).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard) IPA(key): [xeːʔruːθɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ħeːruːθɑː]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [xiːruːtɑː]
Noun
[edit]ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ • (ḥērūṯā) f (plural ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥērwāṯā))
- freedom, liberty, free will
- Antonym: ܥܲܒ݂ܕܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁaḇdūṯā, “slavery”)
- ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܡܲܡܠܠܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܙܸܕ݂ܩܵܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܝܵܐ. ― ḥērūṯā dmamllā ìlāh ziḏqā nāšāyā. ― Freedom of speech is a human right.
- ܡܘܼܫ݇ܟ̰ܸܚ ܠܝܼ ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܒܐܲܡܵܢܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ. ― mūčiḥ lī ḥērūṯā b-ammānūṯā. ― I found my freedom in art.
- ܟܹܐ ܡܲܒܣܡܸܢ ܒܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܕܐܘܼܪܚܵܐ ܦܬ݂ܝܼܚܬܵܐ. ― kē mabsmin b-ḥērūṯā d-urḥā pṯīḥtā. ― I enjoy the freedom of the open road.
- (figuratively) nobility, good breeding
Inflection
[edit]| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (ḥērūṯī) | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (ḥērūṯan) | |||
| construct | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ (ḥērūṯ) | 2nd person | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥērūṯūḵ) | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥērūṯāḵ) | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥērūṯāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥērūṯā) | 3rd person | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥērūṯēh) | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥērūṯāh) | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥēruṯhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (ḥērwāṯī) | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (ḥērwāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ (ḥērwāṯ) | 2nd person | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥērwāṯūḵ) | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥērwāṯāḵ) | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥērwāṯāwḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܐ (ḥērwāṯē) | 3rd person | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܗܝ (ḥērwāṯūh) | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (ḥērwāṯōh) | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥērwāṯhōn) | |||
Related terms
[edit]- ܚܘܼܪܵܪܵܐ (ḥurrārā)
Classical Syriac
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the root ܚ-ܪ (ḥ-r) related to freedom. Compare Arabic حُرِّيَّة (ḥurriyya) and Hebrew חֵרוּת (ḥērûṯ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ܚܐܪܘܬܐ • (ḥērūṯā) f(uncountable)
- liberty, freedom, free will
- (figuratively) nobility, good breeding
- generosity, good manners, politeness
- continence
Inflection
[edit]| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | m | f | |||||
| singular | absolute | ܚܐܪܘ | 1st person | ܚܐܪܘܬܝ | ܚܐܪܘܬܢ | |||
| construct | ܚܐܪܘܬ | 2nd person | ܚܐܪܘܬܟ | ܚܐܪܘܬܟܝ | ܚܐܪܘܬܟܘܢ | ܚܐܪܘܬܟܝܢ | ||
| emphatic | ܚܐܪܘܬܐ | 3rd person | ܚܐܪܘܬܗ | ܚܐܪܘܬܗ | ܚܐܪܘܬܗܘܢ | ܚܐܪܘܬܗܝܢ | ||
Antonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- “ḥyryw”, 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 122a
- 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 403a
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