خرب

Root entry · 17 derived lemmas

The root خرب (kharaba) primarily relates to concepts of damage, destruction, and emptiness. It extends to describe physical defects like holes or cracks, and metaphorically, it can refer to thievery and a state of ruin.

Derived headwords

الخَرَبnoun

1.
isolated area of sandclassical
An isolated or remote area of sand, away from the main gathering.
2.
hip socketclassical
The socket of the hip joint.

الخِرْبَةnoun

1.
holeboth
A hole, especially a round one.
2.
strap of a waterskinclassical
The loop or strap attached to a waterskin.

الخَرَابَةnoun

1.
holeclassical
A hole, similar to الخربة, possibly intensified.

المَخْرُوبadjective

1.
splitboth
Something that is split or has a crack.

أَخْرَبadjective

1.
split-earedclassical
A person whose ear is split or has a hole in it.

أَخْرَمadjective

1.
perforated after being splitclassical
Someone whose ear has become perforated after being split.

الخَرَابnoun

1.
destructionboth
The opposite of construction or inhabitation; ruin.
2.
thievesclassical
A collective noun for thieves.

خَرِبَverb

1.
The place became ruined, with kasra, a ruin, so it is ruined.both
The place became ruined, with kasra, a ruin, so it is ruined.

خَرَّبَverb

1.
The place became ruined, with kasra, a ruin, so it is ruined.both
The place became ruined, with kasra, a ruin, so it is ruined.

خَرْبَةnoun

1.
And a ruined house.both
And a ruined house.

أَخْرَبَverb

1.
to cause ruinboth
To cause a place or property to be ruined or destroyed.

الخَارِبnoun

1.
thiefclassical
A thief, specifically one who steals dung (used as fuel).

خَرَبَverb

1.
The place became ruined, with kasra, a ruin, so it is ruined.both
The place became ruined, with kasra, a ruin, so it is ruined.

خَرَابَةnoun

1.
theft of dungclassical
The act of stealing dung.

الخِرْبَاءnoun

1.
male Houbara bustardclassical
The male of the Houbara bustard bird.

الخَرُّوبnoun

1.
With the pattern of al-tannūr: a well-known plant.both
With the pattern of al-tannūr: a well-known plant.

الخَرُوبnoun

1.
With the pattern of al-tannūr: a well-known plant.both
With the pattern of al-tannūr: a well-known plant.

Parallel reading

الخرب بالضم: منقطع الجمهور من الرمل.

Al-kharab (with dammah): an isolated area of sand.

والخرب أيضا: ثقب الورك.

And al-kharab also: the socket of the hip.

والخربة مثله، وكذلك الخرابة، وقد يشدد.

And al-khirbah is like it, and likewise al-kharabah, and it may be intensified.

وكل ثقب مستدير فهو خربة.

And every round hole is a khirbah.

والمخروب: المشقوق.

And al-makhroob: the split one.

ومن قيل رجل أخرب للمشقوق الأذن، وكذلك إذا كان مثقوب الاذن.

And from this is said a man akhraab for one with a split ear, and likewise if he has a pierced ear.

فإذا انخرم بعد الثقب فهو أخرم.

And if it becomes perforated after being split, then it is akhram.

والخراب: ضد العمارة.

And al-kharaab: the opposite of inhabitation (i.e., destruction).

وقد خرب الموضع بالكسر فهو خرب.

And the place has become ruined (khariba with kasrah), so it is kharib (ruined).

ودار خربة، وأخربها صاحبها.

And a ruined house, and its owner caused its ruin (akhrobaha).

وخربوا بيوتهم، شدد لفشو الفعل أو للمبالغة.

And they destroyed their houses (kharraboohum), the verb is doubled for the prevalence of the action or for exaggeration.

والخارب: اللص.

And al-khaarib: the thief.

قال الأصمعي: هو سارق البعران خاصة، والجمع الخراب.

Al-Asma'i said: He is specifically a thief of camels, and the plural is al-kharaab.

تقول منه خرب فلان بإبل فلان يخرب خرابة، مثل كتب يكتب كتابة.

You say from it: So-and-so stole [dung from] so-and-so's camels, he steals (yakhrubu) dung-theft (kharabah), like kataba yaktubu kitaabah.

والخرب: ذكر الحبارى، والجمع الخربان.

And al-kharb: the male Houbara bustard, and the plural is al-kharbaan.

والخروب أيضا: مصدر الاخرب، وهو الذي فيه شق أو ثقب مستدير.

And al-khuroob also: the masdar of al-akhraab, which is that which has a split or a round hole.

والخرنوب بالتشديد: نبت معروف.

And al-kharnoub (with shaddah): a known plant.