Avada Kedavra Meaning

[corinthum]

No: HPFGUIDX 84891

Lexicon Steve wrote:

> >Check out the Spell Encyclopedia of the Lexicon. It includes the
> >derivations and etymologies of every spell, including Avada Kedavra
> >(which is Aramaic, by the way).

Troels asked:
 
> Do you know the meaning of the individual words of the killing
> curse? And/or the transliteration from Aramaic?
> 
> I've searched a few sites in an attempt to learn which part
> expresses the wish and which part expresses the destruction,
> but I haven't been able to find anything conclusive.

I too am interested in the exact etymology of this phrase.  For those
who haven't visited, the Lexicon cites the origin as the aramaic
phrase "adhadda kedhabhra" and translated this as "let the thing be
destroyed".  My internet research only revealed that I need to take
some time to study the aramaic alphabet before I could have a good
chance of disecting the words.  When searching an Aramaic-English
dictionary for "to destroy", I found a word that could possibly be
somewhat related to kedhabhra (it had a kap, dalath, and beith, I
think), but that was as close as I got.

I found several Harry Potter sites containing the same explanation as
the one found on the Lexicon.  Some paraphrased but most were
verbatim, including the abracadabra explanations.  :)

So, Lexicon Steve, from where did this explanation come?

-Corinth