حرى

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Arabic

Root
ح ر ي (ḥ r y)
1 term

Pronunciation

Verb

حَرَى (ḥarā) I (non-past يَحْرِي (yaḥrī), verbal noun حَرْي (ḥary))

  1. to become scarce (e.g. of food)
  2. to be or become angry
  3. to intend, to aim for (a goal, etc.)

Conjugation

Verb

حَرَى (ḥarā) (invariable) (archaic)

  1. (impersonal) it is hoped, it may be
    Synonyms: عَسَى (ʕasā), (archaic) اِخْلَوْلَقَ (iḵlawlaqa)
    حَرَى ٱلطَّبِيبُ أَنْ يُعَالِجَ ٱلْمَرْضَى.
    ḥarā ṭ-ṭabību ʔan yuʕālija l-marḍā.
    It is hoped that the doctor cures the patients

Usage notes

  • This verb is defective and does not conjugate or receive mood endings; it is used the same way with the same final vowels in all contexts.
  • The verbs حَرَى (ḥarā) and اِخْلَوْلَقَ (iḵlawlaqa) are rarely used in contemporary Arabic.