# \*ḫVrVb-: 'dry, dry up' 1, 'be desolate, devastated' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ḫVrVb-, 'dry, dry up' 1, 'be desolate, devastated' 2: reflexes in 12 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ḫ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/kha/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḫVrVb- |
| Meaning | 'dry, dry up' 1, 'be desolate, devastated' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ḫarābu; ḫarbūtu (CAD Ḫ 99) | CAD Ḫ 99 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ḫariba 'ruined' (Lane 715) | Lane 715; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḫrb |  |
| Aramaic | ḤRB 'waste' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḫrb |  |
| Hebrew | ḥarab (HALOT 349); ḥōreb (HALOT 350); ḥrbn (DNWSI 403) | HALOT 349; HALOT 350; DNWSI 403; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḫrb | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ḫrb 'wither' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ḫrb |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥreb (HALOT 349); ḥrībūtā (Payne Smith 157); ḥrūbūtā (Payne Smith 156) | HALOT 349; Payne Smith 157; Payne Smith 156 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥrbtʾ (HALOT 350); ḥrbn (DNWSI 403) | HALOT 350; DNWSI 403 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | \*ḥrb (T 113) | T 113 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʾḫrb (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 41) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 41 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḥarba (HALOT 349) | HALOT 349 |  |
| Canaanite | Eg.-Syll. ḫa=—r=ba /\*ḫarba, ḫurba/ 2 (Hoch 249) | Hoch 249 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ḥrb hof. 2 (HALOT BArm. s.v. חרב) | HALOT BArm. s.v. חרב | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

- [ḫ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/kha/index.md>)

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.