قريبا

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ق ر ب (q r b)
15 terms

Compare قَرُبَ (qaruba, “to be near”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qa.riː.ban/

Adverb

قَرِيبًا • (qarīban)

1. near, nearby, close at hand
2. in the neighborhood, in the vicinity
3. soon, shortly

Descendants

• → Punjabi: ਕਰੀਬਨ (karīban)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ر ب
6 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic قَرِيبًا (qarīban)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.riː.ban/, [qa.riː.ban]

Adverb

قَرِيبًا • (garīban)

1. (rare) soon, shortly

   Synonyms: قريب (garīb), عن قريب (ʕan garīb)