تقریب

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَقْرِيب (taqrīb).

Pronunciation

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

 

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

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäq.ɾíːb]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäq.ɾíːb]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäq.ɾíb̥]

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

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

Readings
Classical reading?	taqrīḇ
Dari reading?	taqrīb
Iranian reading?	tağrib
Tajik reading?	taqrib

Noun

تقریب • (taqrib)

1. approximation
2. (archaic) offering, bringing something near (someone)

Derived terms

• تقریبا (taqriban, “almost, approximately”)

 

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “تقریب”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim