ܚܘܪܒܐ

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Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܘܪܒܐ (ḥōrḇāf (plural ܚܘܪܒܐ (ḥōrḇē))

  1. stork, heron
Inflection

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

Noun

ܚܘܪܒܐ (ḥurbām (plural ܚܘܪܒܐ (ḥurbē))

  1. ruin, ravaging, devastation, desolation
  2. desert, wilderness, plain
  3. emptiness, solitude
Inflection

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, page 433a