ܚܐܪܘܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
| 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
- (Standard) IPA(key): [xeːʔruːθɑː]
- (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [ħeːruːθɑː]
- (Urmia) IPA(key): [xiːruːtɑː]
Noun
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
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | ||||
| m | f | |||||||
| singular | absolute | ܚܹܐܪܘܼ (ḥērū) | 1st person | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܝܼ (ḥērūṯī) | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܲܢ (ḥērūṯan) | |||
| construct | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ (ḥērūṯ) | 2nd person | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥērūṯōḵ) | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥērūṯāḵ) | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥērūṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥērūṯā) | 3rd person | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥērūṯēh) | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥērūṯāh) | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥēruṯhōn) | |||
| plural | absolute | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܢ (ḥērwān) | 1st person | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܝܼ (ḥērwāṯī) | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܲܢ (ḥērwāṯan) | |||
| construct | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ (ḥērwāṯ) | 2nd person | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ḥērwāṯōḵ) | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥērwāṯāḵ) | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥērwāṯawḵōn) | |||
| emphatic | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥērwāṯā) | 3rd person | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܹܗ (ḥērwāṯēh) | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܵܗ̇ (ḥērwāṯāh) | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ḥērwāṯhōn) | |||
Related terms
- ܚܘܼܪܵܪܵܐ (ḥurrārā)
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ܚ ܪ ܪ |
| 4 terms |
Compare Arabic حُرِّيَّة (ḥurriyya) and Hebrew חֵרוּת (ḥērûṯ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ħe(ʔ)ruθɑ]
Noun
ܚܐܪܘܬܐ • (ḥērūṯā) f(uncountable)
- liberty, freedom, free will
- (figuratively) nobility, good breeding
- generosity, good manners, politeness
- continence
Inflection
| 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
References
- “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, →ISBN, page 403a