*ḥrp: 'edge, sharp edge'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ḥarf 'the extremity, verge, border, margin, brink, brow, side, or edge, of anything' (Lane 550)	Lane 550
Syrian Aramaic	ḥūrpā 'sharp edge, point; vigour' (Payne Smith 135)	Payne Smith 135
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic ḥrf (Al-Jallad 2026, 77)	Al-Jallad 2026 77	gloss withheld

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

Syr. ḥūrpā 'lamb' (2204 *ḫVrVp-) is a homograph.

Updated 4 November 2026