Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܚ ܪ ܒ (ḥ r b)
3 terms

From Aramaic חְרַב (ḥəraḇ), from Proto-Semitic; compare Arabic خَرَبَ (ḵaraba), خَرِبَ (ḵariba) and Hebrew חָרַב (kharáv).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [xɑːruː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [xɑːrɪvː]

Verb edit

ܚܵܪܹܒ݂ (ḥārēḇ) (present participle ܚܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ḥrāḇā), past participle ܚܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ḥrīḇā))

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to ruin, break, damage, destroy
    ܟܸܡ ܚܵܪܹܒ݂ ܠܵܗ̇kim ḥārēḇ lāhHe ruined it.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to rot, expire (of food)
    ܡܘܼ̈ܙܹܐ ܚܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܹܐmūzē ḥrīḇēRotten bananas.
    ܫܸܡܫܵܐ ܚܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܝܼܢ ܠܵܗ̇ ܒܸܣܪܵܪܹ̈ܐšimšā ḥrīḇīn lāh bisrārēThe sun made the meats ruin.
  3. (transitive, intransitive) to break, ruin, stop functioning (of cars, toys, phones, electronics, machinery, etc.)
    ܬܸܠܝܼܦ̮ܘܿܢܹܗ ܚܪܝܼܒ݂ ܠܹܗtilīfōnēh ḥrīḇ lēhHis phone stopped working.
  4. to dehydrate, dry up

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