ܚܐܪܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܪ ܪ (ḥ r r)
3 terms

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

Pronunciation

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

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”)
• ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥērūṯā, “freedom, liberty”)
• ܡܚܲܪܸܪ (mḥarrir, “to free, liberate”)