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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
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
Adjective
ܚܲܪܘܼܦܵܐ • (ḥarūpā) (feminine ܚܲܪܘܼܦܬܵܐ (ḥaruptā), plural ܚܲܪ̈ܘܼܦܹܐ (ḥarūpē))
- sharp, pointed
- high-pitched, shrill
- acute, of an angle less than 90°
- harsh, critical
- 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”)