ܚܪܝܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms

• ܚܲܪܘܼܦܵܐ (ḥarūpā)

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܪ ܦ (ḥ r p)
2 terms

Inherited from Aramaic חַרִיפָא (ḥarrīp̄ā), itself probably related to Proto-Semitic *x̣arb- (“sharp blade”); compare also Arabic حِرِّيف (ḥirrīf, “pungent, acrid”) and Hebrew חָרִיף (kharíf, “spicy”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [xarriːpɑː]

Adjective

ܚܲܪܝܼܦܵܐ • (ḥarīpā) (feminine ܚܲܪܝܼܦܬܵܐ (ḥarīptā), plural ܚܲܪ̈ܝܼܦܹܐ (ḥarīpē))

1. sharp, pointed
2. high-pitched, shrill
3. acute, of an angle less than 90°
4. harsh, critical
5. hot, strong, spicy

   Synonyms: ܨܲܪܘܼܦܵܐ (ṣarūpā), ܚܲܡܝܼܡܵܐ (ḥamīmā)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “sharp”): ܫܵܗܝܵܐ (šāhyā, “blunt”), ܩܸܗܝܵܐ (qihyā)

Derived terms

• ܚܲܪܝܼܦ ܕܝܵܠܬܵܐ (ḥarīp dyāltā, “steep, sheer”, literally “sharp of slope”)
• ܚܲܪܝܼܦ ܗܵܘܢܵܐ (ḥarīp hāwnā, “perspicacious, perceptive, smart”, literally “sharp of mind”)
• ܚܲܪܝܼܦ ܙܵܘܥܵܐ (ḥarīp zāwˁā, “prompt, speedy”, literally “sharp of movement”)
• ܚܲܪܝܼܦ ܚܙܵܬܵܐ (ḥarīp ḥzātā, “eagle-eyed, observant”, literally “sharp of view”)
• ܚܲܪܝܼܦܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥarīpūtā, “sharpness”)
• ܚܲܪܝܼܦܵܐܝܼܬ (ḥarīpāˀīt, “sharply”)

 

Related terms

• ܚܘܼܪܦܵܐ (ḥurpā, “sharp edge, sharpness”)