ܚܘܪܒܐ

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħor(ə)vɑ], [ħur(ə)vɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħor(ə)ve], [ħur(ə)ve] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܘܪܒܐ • (ḥōrḇā) f (plural ܚܘܪܒܐ (ḥōrḇē))

1. stork, heron

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܪܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܘܪܒ		1st person	ܚܘܪܒܝ		ܚܘܪܒܢ
	construct	ܚܘܪܒ		2nd person	ܚܘܪܒܟ	ܚܘܪܒܟܝ	ܚܘܪܒܟܘܢ	ܚܘܪܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܪܒܗ	ܚܘܪܒܗ	ܚܘܪܒܗܘܢ	ܚܘܪܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܘܪܒܝܢ		1st person	ܚܘܪܒܝ		ܚܘܪܒܝܢ
	construct	ܚܘܪܒܝ		2nd person	ܚܘܪܒܝܟ	ܚܘܪܒܝܟܝ	ܚܘܪܒܝܟܘܢ	ܚܘܪܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܪܒܘܗܝ	ܚܘܪܒܝܗ	ܚܘܪܒܝܗܘܢ	ܚܘܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ħurbɑ] (in the singular)
• IPA^(key): [ħurbe] (in the plural)

Noun

ܚܘܪܒܐ • (ḥurbā) m (plural ܚܘܪܒܐ (ḥurbē))

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

Inflection

Inflection of ܚܘܪܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܚܘܪܒ		1st person	ܚܘܪܒܝ		ܚܘܪܒܢ
	construct	ܚܘܪܒ		2nd person	ܚܘܪܒܟ	ܚܘܪܒܟܝ	ܚܘܪܒܟܘܢ	ܚܘܪܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܪܒܗ	ܚܘܪܒܗ	ܚܘܪܒܗܘܢ	ܚܘܪܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܚܘܪܒܝܢ		1st person	ܚܘܪܒܝ		ܚܘܪܒܝܢ
	construct	ܚܘܪܒܝ		2nd person	ܚܘܪܒܝܟ	ܚܘܪܒܝܟܝ	ܚܘܪܒܝܟܘܢ	ܚܘܪܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܚܘܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܚܘܪܒܘܗܝ	ܚܘܪܒܝܗ	ܚܘܪܒܝܗܘܢ	ܚܘܪܒܝܗܝܢ

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