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alforria.

manumission (act of a slave owner freeing his or her slaves)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/aw.foˈʁi.ɐ/Brazil[aʊ̯.foˈhi.ɐ]Brazil/aw.foˈʁi.ɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[aʊ̯.foˈχi.ɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. manumission (act of a slave owner freeing his or her slaves)

    feminine · historical
  2. release from oppression, emancipation

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Arabic حُرّ (ḥurr) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Proto-Afroasiatic *-t Proto-Semitic *-at- Arabic ـَة (-a) Arabic ـِيَّة (-iyya) Arabic اَلْحُرِّيَّة (al-ḥurriyya)bor. Portuguese alforria Borrowed from Arabic اَلْحُرِّيَّة (al-ḥurriyya, “the freedom”). Compare Spanish alhorría.

verb/aw.foˈʁi.ɐ/Brazil[aʊ̯.foˈhi.ɐ]Brazil/aw.foˈʁi.ɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[aʊ̯.foˈχi.ɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. inflection of alforriar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of alforriar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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