ܚܐܪܘܬܐ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit
Etymology edit
From ܚܹܐܪܵܐ (ḥērā, “free”) + the abstract noun ending -ܘܬܐ (-utā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬܵܐ • (ḥērūtā) f (plural ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬܹܐ (ḥērwātē))
- freedom, liberty, free will
- ܐܝܼܬ ܠܲܢ ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܕܐܵܗܵܐ ܐܲܬܪܵܐ
- ītlan ḥērutā gāw d-āhā atrā.
- We have freedom in this country.
- (figuratively) nobility, good breeding
Declension edit
Inflection of ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥērūtā)
| number | isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | form | person | singular | plural | |||
| m | f | ||||||
| singular | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬܝܼ (ḥērūtī) |
ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬܲܢ (ḥērūtan) | ||
| construct | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬ (ḥērūt) |
2nd person | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬܘܼܟ݂ (ḥērūtūḵ) |
ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥērūtāḵ) |
ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥērūtāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥērūtā) |
3rd person | ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬܹܗ (ḥērūtēh) |
ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬܘܿܗ̇ (ḥērūtōh) |
ܚܹܐܪܘܼܬܗܘܿܢ (ḥēruthōn) | ||
| plural | absolute | – | 1st person | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬܝܼ (ḥērwātī) |
ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬܲܢ (ḥērwātan) | ||
| construct | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܼܬܲܝ (ḥērūtay) |
2nd person | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬܘܼܟ݂ (ḥērwātūḵ) |
ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬܵܟ݂ܝ (ḥērwātāḵ) |
ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḥērwātāwḵōn) | ||
| emphatic | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬܹܐ (ḥērwātē) |
3rd person | ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬܘܼܗܝ (ḥērwātūh) |
ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬܘܿܗ̇ (ḥērwātōh) |
ܚܹܐܪ̈ܘܵܬܗܘܿܢ (ḥērwāthōn) | ||
Antonyms edit
- ܥܲܒ݂ܕܘܼܬܵܐ (ʿawdutā, “slavery”)
Classical Syriac edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From the root ܚ-ܪ (ḥ-r) related to freedom. Compare Arabic حُرِّيَّة (ḥurriyya) and Hebrew חֵרוּת (ḥērûṯ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ܚܐܪܘܬܐ • (ḥērūṯā) f (uncountable)
- liberty, freedom, free will
- (figuratively) nobility, good breeding
- generosity, good manners, politeness
- continence
Inflection edit
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 edit
References edit
- “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, 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 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, page 403a