ܚܪܝܦܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Alternative forms
  • ܚܲܪܘܼܦܵܐ (ḥarūpā)

Etymology
Root
ܚ ܪ ܦ (ḥ r p)
2 terms

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
  • (standard) IPA(key): [xarriːpɑː]

Adjective

ܚܲܪܝܼܦܵܐ • (ḥarīpā) (feminine ܚܲܪܝܼܦܬܵܐ (ḥarīptā), plural ܚܲܪ̈ܝܼܦܹܐ (ḥarīpē))

  1. sharp, pointed
  2. high-pitched, shrill
  3. acute, of an angle less than 90°
  4. harsh, critical
  5. 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”)
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