qrib

Maltese
Root
q-r-b
8 terms

Etymology

From Arabic ⁧قَرِيب⁩ (qarīb). Doublet of the noun qarib (“relative”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔriːp/

Adjective

qrib (feminine singular qriba, comparative eqreb)

  1. close; near

Usage notes
  • Like the antonym bgħid, now chiefly used adverbially and hence uninflected except for the comparative. The adjectival use is covered by viċin.

Preposition

qrib

  1. near
    Synonym: ħdejn

Inflection
Inflected forms of qrib
Personal-pronoun-
including forms		 singular plural
m f
1st person qribi qribna
2nd person qribek qribkom
3rd person qribu qribha qribhom
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