حرب

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ح ر ب(ḥ-r-b)

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ħa.ri.ba/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

حَرِبَ (ḥariba) I, non-past يَحْرَبُ‎‎ (yaḥrabu)

  1. to be enraged, to be furious, to be angry
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Etymology 2[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. war
  2. warfare
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Descendants[edit]
  • Armenian: հարբ (harb), հարբ ու զարբ (harb u zarb, threat)
  • Azerbaijani: hərb
  • Persian: حرب(harb)
  • Harari: ሓርቢ (ḥarbi)
  • Sebat Bet Gurage: ሓርቭ (arəḇ)
  • Tigre: ሓርብ (ḥarəb)
  • Ottoman Turkish: حرب(harb)

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

حَرَب (ḥarabm

  1. verbal noun of حَرِبَ (ḥariba) (form I)
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) rage
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Ottoman Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic حَرْب(ḥarb).

Noun[edit]

حرب (harb)

  1. war
    • 1927 October, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Nutuk[1], 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 quote)
  2. battle

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Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic حَرْب(ḥarb).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

حرب (harb)

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

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