ܚܪܝܐ

See also: ܚܕܝܐ‎

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the root ܚ-ܪ-ܐ‎ (ḥ-r-ʾ) related to defecating. Compare Arabic خِرَاء‎ (ḫirāʾ) and Hebrew חָרָא‎ (ḥārâ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ħɛrjɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħ(ə)rajjɑ(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܚܪܝܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܚܪܝܐ)

  1. excrement, faeces/feces, dung, droppings
  2. (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, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 115a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 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, p. 490a-b
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