تقریبا

See also: تقريبا

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic تَقْرِيبًا (taqrīban). By surface analysis, تقریب (taqrib) +‎ ـاً (-an).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [taq.ɾiː.βan]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäq.ɾiː.bän]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäq.ɾiː.bän]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäq.ɾiː.bän]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäq.ɾi.bän]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæʁ.ɹiː.bæn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäq.ɾi.bän]

Readings
Classical reading?	taqrīḇan
Dari reading?	taqrīban
Iranian reading?	tağriban
Tajik reading?	taqriban

Adverb

تقریباً • (taqriban)

1. approximately, roughly, about

   Synonym: حدوداً (hodudan)

2. almost, nearly

   Synonym: قریب (qarib)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: तक़रीबन (taqrīban)

  Urdu: تقریباً (taqrīban)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تقریباً (taqrīban), from Arabic تَقْرِيبًا (taqrīban).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪əq.ɾiː.bən/

Adverb

تقریبا • (taqrīban) (Hindi spelling तक़रीबन)

1. nearly, about