ܩܪܝܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܪ ܒ (q r b)
8 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic קַרִיבָא (qarrīḇā); cognate to Arabic قَرِيب (qarīb) and Hebrew קָרוֹב (karóv).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qar.riːwɑː]
  • (Nineveh Plains) IPA(key): [qarˤiːwa]
  • (Urmian) IPA(key): [qa.riːvɑː]

Adjective

ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ • (qarīḇā) (feminine ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ (qarīḇtā), plural ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܹܐ (qarīḇē))

  1. near, nigh
  2. close
  3. local
  4. intimate

Noun

ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ • (qarīḇā) m (plural ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܹܐ (qarīḇē), feminine ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ (qarīḇtā))

  1. best man (primary attendant to the groom in a wedding)
  2. relative (someone in the same family connected by blood, marriage, or adoption)
    Synonyms: ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܵܐ (ḥyānā), ܚܸܙܡܵܐ (ḥizmā)
  3. local (person who lives near a given place)
    Synonym: ܕܘܼܟܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (duktānāyā)
  4. godfather
    Synonym: ܫܲܘܫܒ݂ܝܼܢܵܐ (šawšḇīnā)

Inflection

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