حرب

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Arabic

Root
ح ر ب (ḥ r b)
12 terms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *x̣arb-. Cognate with Biblical Hebrew חֶרֶב (ḥɛ́rɛḇ, sword).

Pronunciation

Verb

حَرِبَ (ḥariba) I (non-past يَحْرَبُ (yaḥrabu), verbal noun حَرَب (ḥarab))

  1. to be enraged, to be furious, to be angry
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *x̣arb-. Feminine because it meant a tool in Proto-Semitic, namely a blade.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ħarb/
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Noun

حَرْب (ḥarbf (plural حُرُوب (ḥurūb)) (countable and uncountable)

  1. war
    Antonyms: سِلْم (silm), سَلَام (salām)
    تَتْرُكُ ٱلْحُرُوبُ أَثَرًا طَوِيلَ ٱلْأَمَدِ عَلَى ٱلْمُجْتَمَعَاتِ ٱلْمُتَضَرِّرَةِ.
    tatruku l-ḥurūbu ʔaṯaran ṭawīla l-ʔamadi ʕalā l-mujtamaʕāti l-mutaḍarrirati.
    Wars leave a long-lasting impact on affected communities.
  2. warfare
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 3

Noun

حَرَب (ḥarabm

  1. verbal noun of حَرِبَ (ḥariba) (form I)
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) rage
Declension

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic حَرْب (ḥarb).

Noun

حرب (harb)

  1. war
    • 1927 October, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Nutuk, page 5:
      ملت و مملكتی حرب عمومی‌یه سوق ایدنلر ، كندی حیاتلری اندیشه‌سنه دوشه‌رك ، مملكتدن فرار ایتمشلر.
      Millet ve memleketi harb-i umumiye sevk edenler, kendi hayatları endişesine düşerek, memleketten firar etmişler.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. battle

Descendants

References

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَرْب (ḥarb).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? harb
Dari reading? harb
Iranian reading? harb
Tajik reading? harb

Noun

حرب (harb)

  1. war, warfare
    Synonym: جنگ (jang)
  2. fight, battle, combat
    Synonym: نبرد (nabard)

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