xirab

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Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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From Arabic خراب (ḵarāb, ruined, wrecked).

Adjective

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xirab (comparative xirabtir, superlative xirabtirîn, Arabic spelling خراب)

  1. bad
  2. ruined, destroyed
    Synonym: nebaş

Derived terms

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References

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  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “xirab”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 661