خرب

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Arabic

Root
خ ر ب (ḵ r b)
7 terms

Verb

خَرَبَ (ḵaraba) I (non-past يَخْرِبُ (yaḵribu), verbal noun خَرْب (ḵarb))

  1. to demolish, devastate
  2. to pierce, bore (especially the ears)

Conjugation

Adjective

خَرِب (ḵarib)

  1. ruined, wrecked, destroyed
    • 2020, “الفاجعة [The Tragedy]” (chapter 17), in أَحْمَد اَلْغَامِدِيّ [ʔaḥmad al-ḡāmidiyy], transl., اللقاءات المشرقية في بلاد الشام, تكوين للدراسات والأبحاث, translation of Oriental Encounters, Palestine and Syria, 1894-5-6 by Marmaduke Pickthall, →ISBN, page 115:
      أَبْصَرْنَا أَمَامَنَا عَلَى صَخْرَةٍ بُرْجًا خَرِبًا، لَمَّا جَعَلَتِ الشَّمْسُ تَنْغَمِسُ فِي الْبَحْرِ، وَٱكْتَسَى عُرْضُ الْجَبَلِ وَصُدُوعُهُ وَحُيُودُهُ رِدَاءً كَثِيرَ الْأَلْوَانِ.
      ʔabṣarnā ʔamāmanā ʕalā ṣaḵratin burjan ḵariban, lammā jaʕalati š-šamsu tanḡamisu fī l-baḥri, waktasā ʕurḍu l-jabali waṣudūʕuhu waḥuyūduhu ridāʔan kaṯīra l-ʔalwāni.

Declension

References

  • Federico Corriente, Ignacio Ferrando (2005) Diccionario avanzado de árabe, 2nd edition, pages 296-297

South Levantine Arabic

Root
خ ر ب
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic خَرَبَ (ḵaraba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xi.rib/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

خرب (ḵirib) I (present بخرب (biḵrab))

  1. (intransitive) to become ruined, to break down, to go bad
Conjugation
    Conjugation of خرب (ḵirib)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m خربت (ḵribt) خربت (ḵribt) خرب (ḵirib) خربنا (ḵribna) خربتو (ḵribtu) خربو (ḵirbu)
f خربتي (ḵribti) خربت (ḵirbat)
present m بخرب (baḵrab) بتخرب (btiḵrab) بخرب (biḵrab) منخرب (mniḵrab) بتخربو (btiḵrabu) بخربو (biḵrabu)
f بتخربي (btiḵrabi) بتخرب (btiḵrab)
subjunctive m أخرب (ʔaḵrab) تخرب (tiḵrab) يخرب (yiḵrab) نخرب (niḵrab) تخربو (tiḵrabu) يخربو (yiḵrabu)
f تخربي (tiḵrabi) تخرب (tiḵrab)
imperative m اخرب (iḵrab) اخربو (iḵrabu)
f اخربي (iḵrabi)
See also
  • خربان (ḵarbān, broken, damaged, spoiled)

Etymology 2

From Arabic خَرَّبَ (ḵarraba).

Pronunciation

Verb

خرّب (ḵarrab) II (present بخرّب (biḵarreb))

  1. (transitive) to ruin, to break, to damage
    Synonym: دمّر (dammar)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of خرّب (ḵarrab)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m خرّبت (ḵarrabt) خرّبت (ḵarrabt) خرّب (ḵarrab) خرّبنا (ḵarrabna) خرّبتو (ḵarrabtu) خرّبو (ḵarrabu)
f خرّبتي (ḵarrabti) خرّبت (ḵarrabat)
present m بخرّب (baḵarreb) بتخرّب (bitḵarreb) بخرّب (biḵarreb) منخرّب (minḵarreb) بتخرّبو (bitḵarrbu) بخرّبو (biḵarrbu)
f بتخرّبي (bitḵarrbi) بتخرّب (bitḵarreb)
subjunctive m اخرّب (aḵarreb) تخرّب (tḵarreb) يخرّب (yḵarreb) نخرّب (nḵarreb) تخرّبو (tḵarrbu) يخرّبو (yḵarrbu)
f تخرّبي (tḵarrbi) تخرّب (tḵarreb)
imperative m خرّب (ḵarreb) خرّبو (ḵarrbu)
f خرّبي (ḵarrbi)