Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ḥarb-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic

Noun

*ḥarb- f

blade, knife, long and sharp implement

Descendants

East Semitic:
- Akkadian: 𒄑𒀳𒌆𒆥 (/ḫarbu/, “specialized plow used to physically break apart solid soil, opposed to other weaker types used to merely draw furrows to drop seeds in”)
Northwest Semitic:
- Aramaic:
  - Imperial Aramaic: 𐡇𐡓𐡁‎ (ḥrb)
  - Christian Palestinian Aramaic: ܚܪܒ‎
  - Classical Syriac: ܚܲܪܒܿܵܐ‎ (ḥarbā, “sword; spearhead”)
  - Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: חַרְבׇּא‎ (ḥarbā, “sword; blade”)
  - Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: חרבא‎ (“sword”)
- Hebrew: חֶרֶב‎ (ḥéreḇ, “sword; war; ploughshare”)
- Ugaritic: 𐎈𐎗𐎁 (ḥrb, “knife, sword”)
- Egyptian: [script needed] (ḥà-r-pu, “sword”)
Arabic: حَرْب‎ (ḥarb, “war”)
- ⇒ Arabic: حَرْبَة‎ (ḥarba, “javelin, spearhead”)
Old South Arabian: 𐩢𐩧𐩨𐩩‎ (ḥrbt, “battle”)
Soqotri: ḥarib (“fight”)

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