ܚܪܒܐ

Classical Syriac

[ħarbɑ], [ħarbe]

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Definitions
  • sword, dagger, blade
  • spearpoint
  • ploughshare/plowshare, plough/plow
  • killing, slaughter
  • war
  • defeat, loss
  • ravaging, devastating, destroying, ruining
  • desolation, emptiness
  • avenging, vengeance

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ḥarb-.

Origin

Proto-Semitic

*ḥarb-

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