ܚܪܝܐ

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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 neededm (plural ܚܪܝܐ)

  1. excrement, faeces/feces, dung, droppings
  2. (figuratively) dross, slag

Inflection

Irregular inflection with a stem ending in Yodh.

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, 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