ܩܪܝܒܐܝܬ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܪ ܒ (q r b)
10 terms

From ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (qarīḇā, “close, nearby”) +‎ -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ, adverbial suffix); cognate to Arabic قَرِيبًا (qarīban).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): [qar.riːwɑːʔiːθ]

Adverb

ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (qarīḇāˀīṯ)

  1. near, nearby, close at hand
  2. locally; in the neighborhood, in the vicinity
    Synonym: ܒܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (bšḇāḇūṯā)
  3. soon, shortly
    Synonym: ܒܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ (b-qurbā)

Antonyms

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