ܚܐܪܘܬܐ
Classical Syriac
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the root ܚ-ܪ (ḥ-r) related to freedom. Compare Arabic حُرِّيَّة (ḥurrayya(t)) and Hebrew חֵרוּת (ḥērûṯ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܚܐܪܘܬܐ • (ḥērūṯā) f (uncountable)
- liberty, freedom, free will
- (figuratively) nobility, good breeding
- generosity, good manners, politeness
- continence
Inflection
declension of ܚܐܪܘܬܐ
| state | singular (uncountable) |
|---|---|
| absolute | ܚܐܪܘ |
| construct | ܚܐܪܘܬ |
| emphatic | ܚܐܪܘܬܐ |
| possessive forms | |
| 1st c. sg. (my) | ܚܐܪܘܬܝ |
| 2nd m. sg. (your) | ܚܐܪܘܬܟ |
| 2nd f. sg. (your) | ܚܐܪܘܬܟܝ |
| 3rd m. sg. (his) | ܚܐܪܘܬܗ |
| 3rd f. sg. (her) | ܚܐܪܘܬܗ |
| 1st c. pl. (our) | ܚܐܪܘܬܢ |
| 2nd m. pl. (your) | ܚܐܪܘܬܟܘܢ |
| 2nd f. pl. (your) | ܚܐܪܘܬܟܝܢ |
| 3rd m. pl. (their) | ܚܐܪܘܬܗܘܢ |
| 3rd f. pl. (their) | 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, 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. 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, p. 403a