ܚܐܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܚ ܪ (ḥ r)
1 term

Etymology

Compare Arabic حُرّ (ḥurr) and Hebrew חֹר (khór).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [xiːrɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ħeːrɑː]

Adjective

ܚܹܐܪܵܐ • (ḥērā) (feminine ܚܹܐܪܬܵܐ (ḥērtā), plural ܚܹܐܪܹ̈ܐ (ḥērē))

1. free: exempt from being confined, imprisoned or subjection to the will of others.

Derived terms

• ܒܲܪ ܚܹܐܪܵܐ (bar ḥērā, “nobleman”)
• ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥērūtā, “freedom, liberty”)
• ܚܲܪܸܪ (ḥarrir, “to free, liberate”)
• ܚܘܼܪܵܪܵܐ (ḥurrārā, “liberation”)