ܚܪܘܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܚ ܪ ܦ (ḥ r p)
2 terms

Of the adjective pattern 1a22ū3ā, inherited from Aramaic חַרִיפָא (ḥarrīp̄ā), itself probably related to Proto-Semitic *x̣arb- (“sharp blade”); compare also Classical Syriac ܚܪܝܦܐ (ḥarrīp̄ā), Arabic حِرِّيف (ḥirrīf, “pungent, acrid”) and Hebrew חָרִיף (kharíf, “spicy”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [xarruːpɑː]

Adjective

ܚܲܪܘܼܦܵܐ • (ḥarūpā) (feminine ܚܲܪܘܼܦܬܵܐ (ḥaruptā), plural ܚܲܪ̈ܘܼܦܹܐ (ḥarūpē))

  1. sharp, pointed
  2. high-pitched, shrill
  3. acute, of an angle less than 90°
  4. harsh, critical
  5. hot, strong, spicy
    Synonyms: ܨܲܪܘܼܦܵܐ (ṣarūpā), ܚܲܡܝܼܡܵܐ (ḥamīmā)

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “sharp”): ܫܵܗܝܵܐ (šāhyā, “blunt”), ܩܸܗܝܵܐ (qihyā)

Derived terms

  • ܚܲܪܘܼܦ ܗܵܘܢܵܐ (ḥarūp hāwnā, “perspicacious, perceptive, smart”, literally “sharp of mind”)
  • ܚܲܪܘܼܦ ܙܵܘܥܵܐ (ḥarūp zāwˁā, “prompt, speedy”, literally “sharp of movement”)
  • ܚܲܪܘܼܦ ܚܸܙܘܵܐ (ḥarūp ḥizwā, “eagle-eyed, observant”, literally “sharp of view”)
  • ܚܲܪܘܼܦܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (ḥarūpāˀīṯ, “sharply”)
  • ܚܲܪܝܼܦ ܕܝܵܠܬܵܐ (ḥarīp dyāltā, “steep, sheer”, literally “sharp of slope”)
  • ܚܲܪܝܼܦܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥarīpūṯā, “sharpness”)
  • ܚܘܼܪܦܵܐ (ḥurpā, “sharp edge, sharpness”)
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