خرب

العربية

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خرب^¹

Where it comes from

Derived from Proto-Semitic. Compare Aramaic חֲרוֹב (“be laid waste”), Classical Syriac ܚܪܒ (“be laid waste”), Hebrew חָרַב (kharáv, “to be destroyed”).

verb خَرَبَ · ḵaraba · يَخْرِبُ · خَرْب · خَارِب

to demolish, devastate
to pierce, bore (especially the ears)

adjective خَرِب · ḵarib · الْخَرِب · خَرِبَة · الْخَرِبَة

ruined, wrecked, destroyed The sun was sinking down over the sea, the mountain wall with all its clefts and promontories wore a cloak of many colours, when we saw before us on a rock a ruined tower.

خرب^²

/xar.ra.ba/

verb خَرَّبَ · ḵarraba · يُخَرِّبُ · تَخْرِيب · مُخَرِّب

to ruin, to damage

In English

ravage to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something

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"خرب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%A8. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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خرب. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%A8

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"خرب." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%A8.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {خرب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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