حرى

Arabic
Root
ح ر ي (ḥ-r-y)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ħa.raː/

Verb

حَرَى • (ḥarā) I (archaic)

  1. it is hoped, it may be (with أَن (ʔan) + subjunctive)
    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
  • The verb is defective and does not conjugate or receive case 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.
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