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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Etymology
Inherited from Aramaic חַרִיפָא (ḥarrīp̄ā), itself probably related to Proto-Semitic *x̣arb- (“sharp blade”); compare also Arabic حِرِّيف (ḥirrīf, “pungent, acrid”) and Hebrew חָרִיף (kharíf, “spicy”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ܚܲܪܝܼܦܵܐ • (ḥarīpā) (feminine ܚܲܪܝܼܦܬܵܐ (ḥarīptā), plural ܚܲܪ̈ܝܼܦܹܐ (ḥarīpē))
- 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
- ܚܲܪܝܼܦ ܕܝܵܠܬܵܐ (ḥarīp dyāltā, “steep, sheer”, literally “sharp of slope”)
- ܚܲܪܝܼܦ ܗܵܘܢܵܐ (ḥarīp hāwnā, “perspicacious, perceptive, smart”, literally “sharp of mind”)
- ܚܲܪܝܼܦ ܙܵܘܥܵܐ (ḥarīp zāwˁā, “prompt, speedy”, literally “sharp of movement”)
- ܚܲܪܝܼܦ ܚܙܵܬܵܐ (ḥarīp ḥzātā, “eagle-eyed, observant”, literally “sharp of view”)
- ܚܲܪܝܼܦܘܼܬܵܐ (ḥarīpūtā, “sharpness”)
- ܚܲܪܝܼܦܵܐܝܼܬ (ḥarīpāˀīt, “sharply”)
- ܚܘܼܪܦܵܐ (ḥurpā, “sharp edge, sharpness”)