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))

1. excrement, 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 ∙ 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