ܩܪܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܪ ܒ (q r b)
8 terms

From Aramaic קְרֵב (qərēḇ), from Proto-Semitic *ḳarib-; compare Arabic قَرِبَ (qariba), Hebrew קָרַב (karáv) and Akkadian 𒆪𒉡 (/⁠qerēbum⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qɑːrewː]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [qɑːrɪvː]

Verb

ܩܵܪܹܒ݂ • (qārēḇ) (present participle ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (qrāḇā), past participle ܩܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (qrīḇā))

  1. (intransitive) to be/become near or close, to draw near, to approach [+ ܠ- (object) = to]
    Synonym: ܪܵܚܹܩ (rāḥēq)
    ܒܸܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ.biqrāḇā ìlāh ˁiddānā.The time is getting closer.
    ܠܵܐ ܩܪܘܿܒ݂ ܠܐܲܪܝܵܐ ܕܲܠܡܵܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂.qrōḇ l-aryā dalmā āḵēl lūḵ.Do not approach the lion lest he eat you.
    ܩܪܘܿܒ݂ ܐܸܠܝܼ، ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܫܡܵܥܵܐ ܒܝܼܘܼܟ݂.qrōḇ ilī, lā ìwen bišmāˁā bīyūḵ.Come closer to me, I can’t hear you.
  2. (intransitive) to fight, wage war [+ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ (object) = against]
    Synonym: ܦܵܠܹܫ (pālēš)
    ܐܸܡܦܪܵܛܘܿܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܩܪܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ ܟܠܗܹܝܢ ܐܸܡܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܵܕ݂ܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܹܐ.
    imprāṭōrūṯā āṯōrāytā qrīḇ lāh dalquḇl klhēn imwāṯē d-ḥāḏirwānē.
    The Assyrian empire waged war against all the surrounding nations.
  3. to receive Communion

Conjugation

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