خ ر ب

Arabic

Root

خ ر ب • (ḵ-r-b)

1. related to ruination

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: خَرَبَ (ḵaraba, “to ruin”)
  • Verbal noun: خَرْب (ḵarb)
  • Active participle: خَارِب (ḵārib)
  • Passive participle: مَخْرُوب (maḵrūb)
• Form I: خَرِبَ (ḵariba, “to be ruined; to become ruined”)
  • Verbal noun: خَرَاب (ḵarāb)
  • Active participle: ?
  • Passive participle: مَخْرُوب (maḵrūb)
• Form II: خَرَّبَ (ḵarraba, “to ruin, to wreck”)
  • Verbal noun: تَخْرِيب (taḵrīb)
  • Active participle: مُخَرِّب (muḵarrib)
  • Passive participle: مُخَرَّب (muḵarrab)
• Form IV: أَخْرَبَ (ʔaḵraba, “to ruin, to wreck”)
  • Verbal noun: إِخْرَاب (ʔiḵrāb)
  • Active participle: مُخْرِب (muḵrib)
  • Passive participle: مُخْرَب (muḵrab)
• Form V: تَخَرَّبَ (taḵarraba, “to be ruined; to become ruined”)
  • Verbal noun: تَخَرُّب (taḵarrub)
  • Active participle: مُتَخَرِّب (mutaḵarrib)
  • Passive participle: مُتَخَرَّب (mutaḵarrab)

Nouns

• خِرْبَة f (ḵirba, “ruined site”); pl. خِرَب (ḵirab)
• خُرْبَة f (ḵurba, “gap, cavity, bottleneck”); pl. خُرَب (ḵurab)
• خَرَابَة f (ḵarāba, “ruin”); pl. خَرَابَات (ḵarābāt), خَرَائِب (ḵarāʔib)

Adjectives

• خَرْبَان (ḵarbān, “demolished, banjaxed”)