harb

See also: Harb, hârb, hərb, and ħarb

Albanian

Alternative forms

• harbi

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *(s)karba, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerb- (“rough, sharp”). Cognate with Latin acerbus (“tart, bitter”), Lithuanian skârbs (“sharp, rough”), Old English sċearp.

Noun

harb f (plural harbi, definite harbia, definite plural harbit)

1. rudeness, roughness, wilderness

Derived terms

• harbut
• harboj
• harbim

Crimean Tatar

Alternative forms

• arb

Etymology

From Arabic حَرْب (ḥarb, “war”).

Noun

harb

1. war

Derived terms

• arbiy

 

References

• “harb”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)