ܩܪܝܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܪ ܒ (q r b)
10 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic קַרִיבָא (qarrīḇā); cognate to Arabic قَرِيب (qarīb) and Hebrew קָרוֹב (karóv). Of the adjective pattern 1a22ī3ā.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

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

Noun

ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ • (qarīḇām (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

Inflection of ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ (qarīḇ) 1st person ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܝܼ (qarīḇī) ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܲܢ (qarīḇan)
construct ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ (qarīḇ) 2nd person ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qarīḇōḵ) ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qarīḇāḵ) ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qarīḇawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (qarīḇā) 3rd person ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܹܗ (qarīḇēh) ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (qarīḇāh) ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qarīḇhōn)
plural absolute ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܝܼܢ (qarīḇīn) 1st person ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܝܼ (qarīḇī) ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܲܢ (qarīḇan)
construct ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܲܝ (qarīḇay) 2nd person ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qarīḇōḵ) ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qarīḇāḵ) ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qarīḇawḵōn)
emphatic ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܹܐ (qarīḇē) 3rd person ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܘܼܗܝ (qarīḇūh) ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܘܼܗ̇ (qarīḇōh) ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (qarīḇayhōn)