حرى

Arabic

Root
ح ر ي (ḥ-r-y)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.raː/

Verb

حَرَى • (ḥarā) I (archaic)

1. it is hoped, it may be (with أَن (ʔan) + subjunctive)

   Synonyms: عَسَى (ʕasā), (archaic) اِخْلَوْلَقَ (iḵlawlaqa)

   حَرَى ٱلطَّبِيبُ أَنْ يُعَالِجَ ٱلْمَرْضَى.

   ḥarā ṭ-ṭabību ʔan yuʕālija l-marḍā.

   It is hoped that the doctor cures the patients

Usage notes

• The verb is defective and does not conjugate or receive case endings; it is used the same way with the same final vowels in all contexts.
• The verbs حَرَى (ḥarā) and اِخْلَوْلَقَ (iḵlawlaqa) are rarely used in contemporary Arabic.