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Classical Syriac
Etymology
From Proto-West Semitic *ḫarʔ- of same denotation. From the root ܚ-ܪ-ܐ (ḥ-r-ʾ) related to defecating also ܚܪܐ (ḥrā, “to drop excrement”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ܚܪܝܐ • (ḥeryā) m (plural ܚܪܝܐ (ḥərayyā))
- excrement, feces, dung, droppings
- (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, 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 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, page 490a-b