ܚܘܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܪ ܒ (ḥ r b)
4 terms

The function of this word effectively as an adjective is also in Classical Syriac, ex. Matthew 14:13 Peshitta ܐܲܬ݂ܪܵܐ ܚܘܼܪܒܵܐ ― “desolate place”. Otherwise Borrowed from Northern Kurdish xirab.

Noun

ܚܘܼܪܒܵܐ • (ḥurbā) m (indeclinable)

  1. bad
    Synonym: ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ (ṭāḇā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħor(ə)vɑ], [ħur(ə)vɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħor(ə)ve], [ħur(ə)ve] (plural)

Noun

ܚܘܪܒܐ • (ḥōrḇā) f (plural ܚܘܪܒܐ (ḥōrḇē))

  1. stork, heron
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܘܪܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܘܪܒ 1st person ܚܘܪܒܝ ܚܘܪܒܢ
construct ܚܘܪܒ 2nd person ܚܘܪܒܟ ܚܘܪܒܟܝ ܚܘܪܒܟܘܢ ܚܘܪܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܘܪܒܐ 3rd person ܚܘܪܒܗ ܚܘܪܒܗ ܚܘܪܒܗܘܢ ܚܘܪܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܘܪܒܝܢ 1st person ܚܘܪܒܝ ܚܘܪܒܝܢ
construct ܚܘܪܒܝ 2nd person ܚܘܪܒܝܟ ܚܘܪܒܝܟܝ ܚܘܪܒܝܟܘܢ ܚܘܪܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܘܪܒܐ 3rd person ܚܘܪܒܘܗܝ ܚܘܪܒܝܗ ܚܘܪܒܝܗܘܢ ܚܘܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

From the root ܚ ܪ ܒ related to ruining. Compare Arabic خِرْبَة (ḵirba) and Hebrew חֹרֶב (ḥṓreḇ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ħurbɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ħurbe] (plural)

Noun

ܚܘܪܒܐ • (ḥurbā) m (plural ܚܘܪܒܐ (ḥurbē))

  1. ruin, ravaging, devastation, desolation
  2. desert, wilderness, plain
  3. emptiness, solitude
Inflection
Inflection of ܚܘܪܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܚܘܪܒ 1st person ܚܘܪܒܝ ܚܘܪܒܢ
construct ܚܘܪܒ 2nd person ܚܘܪܒܟ ܚܘܪܒܟܝ ܚܘܪܒܟܘܢ ܚܘܪܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܘܪܒܐ 3rd person ܚܘܪܒܗ ܚܘܪܒܗ ܚܘܪܒܗܘܢ ܚܘܪܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܚܘܪܒܝܢ 1st person ܚܘܪܒܝ ܚܘܪܒܝܢ
construct ܚܘܪܒܝ 2nd person ܚܘܪܒܝܟ ܚܘܪܒܝܟܝ ܚܘܪܒܝܟܘܢ ܚܘܪܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܚܘܪܒܐ 3rd person ܚܘܪܒܘܗܝ ܚܘܪܒܝܗ ܚܘܪܒܝܗܘܢ ܚܘܪܒܝܗܝܢ

References

  • “ḥwrbˀ2”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • “ḥwrbˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 116a
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 134b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, page 433a
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