Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

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Etymology

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Root
ܚ ܪ ܒ (ḥ r b)
3 terms

Causitive of ܚܵܪܹܒ݂ (ḥārēḇ); compare the same in Arabic خَرَّبَ (ḵarraba)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ܡܲܚܪܸܒ݂ (maḥriḇ) (present participle ܡܲܚܪܘܼܒ݂ܹܐ (maḥrūḇē), past participle ܡܘܼܚܪܒ݂ܵܐ (muḥrḇā))

  1. (transitive) to ruin, break, damage
    ܗ̇ܘ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܚܪܸܒ݂ ܢܲܦ̮ܫܹܗ ܒܒܝܼܫܬܹܗ.awa kē maḥriḇ nafšēh b-bīštēh.He ruins himself by his own wickedness.
    ܟܹܐ ܥܵܡܪܲܚ ܗ݇ܘܵܐ ܓܵܘ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢ݇ܬܵܐ ܫܲܦܝܼܪܬܵܐ ܘܚܲܝܬܵܐ ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܡܘܼܚܪܒ݂ܵܗ̇ ܠܗܘܿܢ.
    kē ˁāmraḥ wā gāw mḏītā šapīrtā w-ḥaytā īnā muḥrḇāh lhōn.
    We used to live in a beautiful and lively city but they ruined it.
  2. (transitive) to demolish, devastate
    Synonym: ܬܵܠܹܚ (tālēḥ)

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