ܩܘܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܪ ܒ (q r b)
8 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic קוּרְבָּא (qurbā); cognate to Arabic قُرْب (qurb) and Hebrew קִרְבָה (kirvá).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qur.bɑː]

Noun

ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ • (qurbā) m sg

1. nearness, proximity, vicinity

   Antonym: ܪܸܚܩܵܐ (riḥqā)

Usage notes

In some dialects this noun is used as an invariable adjective in place of ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (qarīḇā) and an adverb in place of ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (qarīḇāˀīṯ).

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܘܼܪܒܝܼ (qurbī)		ܩܘܼܪܒܲܢ (qurban)
	construct	ܩܘܿܪܲܒ݂ (qōraḇ)		2nd person	ܩܘܼܪܒܘܼܟ݂ (qurbūḵ)	ܩܘܼܪܒܵܟ݂ܝ (qurbāḵ)	ܩܘܼܪܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qurbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ (qurbā)		3rd person	ܩܘܼܪܒܹܗ (qurbēh)	ܩܘܼܪܒܘܿܗ̇ (qurbōh)	ܩܘܼܪܒܗܘܿܢ (qurbhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܒܝܼ (qurbī)		ܩܘܼܪ̈ܒܲܢ (qurban)
	construct	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܒܲܝ (qurbay)		2nd person	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܒܘܼܟ݂ (qurbūḵ)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܒܵܟ݂ܝ (qurbāḵ)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qurbāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܒܹܐ (qurbē)		3rd person	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܒܘܼܗܝ (qurbūh)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܒܘܿܗ̇ (qurbōh)	ܩܘܼܪ̈ܒܗܘܿܢ (qurbhōn)

Derived terms

• ܠܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ (l-qurbā)
• ܒܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ (b-qurbā)

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܪ-ܒ (q-r-b) related to approaching. Compare Arabic قُرْب (qurb) and Hebrew קֵרוּב (qērûḇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qurbɑ]

Adverb

ܩܘܪܒܐ • (qurbā)

1. about, almost

Noun

ܩܘܪܒܐ • (qurbā) m(uncountable)

1. nearness, proximity, vicinity
2. intimacy
3. neighbourhood/neighborhood

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܪܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܪܘܒ		1st person	ܩܘܪܒܝ		ܩܘܪܒܢ
	construct	ܩܪܘܒ		2nd person	ܩܘܪܒܟ	ܩܘܪܒܟܝ	ܩܘܪܒܟܘܢ	ܩܘܪܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܪܒܗ	ܩܘܪܒܗ	ܩܘܪܒܗܘܢ	ܩܘܪܒܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• ܪܘܚܩܐ (ruḥqā)

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܪ-ܒ (q-r-b) related to approaching.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [qurrɑvɑ] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [qurrɑve] (plural)

Noun

ܩܘܪܒܐ • (qurrāḇā) m (plural ܩܘܪܒܐ (qurrāḇē))

1. offering, oblation, sacrifice
2. (Christianity) Eucharist
3. gift
4. approach, access
5. mass, liturgy

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܘܪܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܘܪܒ		1st person	ܩܘܪܒܝ		ܩܘܪܒܢ
	construct	ܩܘܪܒ		2nd person	ܩܘܪܒܟ	ܩܘܪܒܟܝ	ܩܘܪܒܟܘܢ	ܩܘܪܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܪܒܗ	ܩܘܪܒܗ	ܩܘܪܒܗܘܢ	ܩܘܪܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܘܪܒܝܢ		1st person	ܩܘܪܒܝ		ܩܘܪܒܝܢ
	construct	ܩܘܪܒܝ		2nd person	ܩܘܪܒܝܟ	ܩܘܪܒܝܟܝ	ܩܘܪܒܝܟܘܢ	ܩܘܪܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܘܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܩܘܪܒܘܗܝ	ܩܘܪܒܝܗ	ܩܘܪܒܝܗܘܢ	ܩܘܪܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qwrbˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “qwrb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 329a, b
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 498a
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, pages 1342b–1343a

Anagrams

• ܩܪܘܒܐ