ܚ ܪ ܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic; compare Hebrew ח־ר־ב (ḥ-r-b) and Arabic ح ر ب (ḥ r b) and خ ر ب (ḵ r b).

Root

ܚ ܪ ܒ • (ḥ r b)

1. forming words pertaining to becoming waste

Derived terms

Verbs

• ܚܵܪܹܒ݂ (ḥārēḇ, “to ruin, deteriorate, spoil”)
• ܡܲܚܪܸܒ݂ (maḥriḇ, “to ruin, destroy”)

Noun

• ܚܘܼܪܒܵܐ (ḥurbā, “devastation”)
• ܚܪܸܒܬܵܐ (ḥribtā, “bad”)
• ܚܪܝܼܒ݂ܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥrīḇūtā, “decay, corruption, rottenness”)

Adjectives

• ܚܸܪܒܵܐ (ḥirbā, “bad”)
• ܚܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (ḥrīḇā, “ruined”)
• ܡܲܚܪܸܒ݂ܵܢܵܐ (maḥriḇānā, “destructive”)