ܩܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qərɑːwɑː]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Aramaic קְרָבָא (qrāḇā), derived from the verb ܩܵܪܹܒ݂ (qārēḇ, “to approach, to be/become near”); compare also borrowed into Akkadian 𒋡𒊏𒁍 (/⁠qarābu⁠/) and Hebrew קְרָב (krav).

Noun

ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (qrāḇā) m (plural ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܹܐ (qrāḇē))

1. (military) war, battle, fight

   Synonym: ܦܠܵܫܵܐ (plāšā)

   Antonyms: ܫܲܝܢܵܐ (šaynā), ܫܠܵܡܵܐ (šlāmā)

   ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠܵܝܵܐ ܩܲܕ݇ܡܵܝܵܐ ― qrāḇā tēḇēlāyā qammāyā ― World War I

   ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܬܹܒ݂ܹܝܠܵܝܵܐ ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܐ ― qrāḇā tēḇēlāyā trayyānā ― World War II

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f
singular	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܪܵܒ݂ܝܼ (qrāḇī)		ܩܪܵܒ݂ܲܢ (qrāḇan)
	construct	ܩܪܵܒ݂ (qrāḇ)		2nd person	ܩܪܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qrāḇūḵ)	ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qrāḇāḵ)	ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qrāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (qrāḇā)		3rd person	ܩܪܵܒ݂ܹܗ (qrāḇēh)	ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (qrāḇāh)	ܩܪܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qrāḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–		1st person	ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܝܼ (qrāḇī)		ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܲܢ (qrāḇan)
	construct	ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܲܝ (qrāḇay)		2nd person	ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qrāḇūḵ)	ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qrāḇāḵ)	ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qrāḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܹܐ (qrāḇē)		3rd person	ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܘܼܗܝ (qrāḇūh)	ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (qrāḇōh)	ܩܪ̈ܵܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qrāḇhōn)

Derived terms

• ܐܲܣܝܼܪ ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (asīr qrāḇā)
• ܣܘܼܪܚܵܢ ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (surḥān qrāḇā)
• ܩܪܵܒ݂ܬܵܢܵܐ (qrāḇtānā)
• ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܡܕ݂ܝܼܢܵܝܵܐ (qrāḇā mḏīnāyā)
• ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܝܵܐ (qrāḇāyā)

 

Etymology 2

Cognate with Arabic قَرَابَة (qarāba, “nearness”).

Noun

ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ • (qrāḇā) m

1. verbal noun of ܩܵܪܹܒ݂ (qārēḇ, “to approach; to be/become near”)

Classical Syriac

FWOTD – 29 January 2019

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [q(ə)rɑvɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [q(ə)rɑve(ʔ)] (plural)

Etymology 1

From Aramaic קְרָב (qrāḇ); also borrowed as Akkadian 𒋡𒊏𒁍 (/⁠qarābu⁠/) and Hebrew קְרָב (krav).

Noun

ܩܪܒܐ • (qərāḇā) m (plural ܩܪܒܐ)

1. war, battle, fight
   • Peshitta, Luke 21, 9.

     ܘܡܐ ܕܫܡܥܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܩܪ̈ܒܐ ܘܫܓܘܫ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܬܕܚܠܘܢ

     When you hear about wars and uprisings, don't fear, (...)

2. (military) line of battle

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܪܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܪܒ		1st person	ܩܪܒܝ		ܩܪܒܢ
	construct	ܩܪܒ		2nd person	ܩܪܒܟ	ܩܪܒܟܝ	ܩܪܒܟܘܢ	ܩܪܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܒܗ	ܩܪܒܗ	ܩܪܒܗܘܢ	ܩܪܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܪܒܝܢ		1st person	ܩܪܒܝ		ܩܪܒܝܢ
	construct	ܩܪܒܝ		2nd person	ܩܪܒܝܟ	ܩܪܒܝܟܝ	ܩܪܒܝܟܘܢ	ܩܪܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܒܘܗܝ	ܩܪܒܝܗ	ܩܪܒܝܗܘܢ	ܩܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Antonyms

• ܫܝܢܐ (šaynā)

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܪ-ܒ (q-r-b) related to approaching. Cognate with Arabic قَرَابَة (qarāba, “nearness”).

Noun

ܩܪܒܐ • (qərāḇā) m (plural ܩܪܒܐ)

1. nearness

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܪܒܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܩܪܒ		1st person	ܩܪܒܝ		ܩܪܒܢ
	construct	ܩܪܒ		2nd person	ܩܪܒܟ	ܩܪܒܟܝ	ܩܪܒܟܘܢ	ܩܪܒܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܒܗ	ܩܪܒܗ	ܩܪܒܗܘܢ	ܩܪܒܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܩܪܒܝܢ		1st person	ܩܪܒܝ		ܩܪܒܝܢ
	construct	ܩܪܒܝ		2nd person	ܩܪܒܝܟ	ܩܪܒܝܟܝ	ܩܪܒܝܟܘܢ	ܩܪܒܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܩܪܒܐ		3rd person	ܩܪܒܘܗܝ	ܩܪܒܝܗ	ܩܪܒܝܗܘܢ	ܩܪܒܝܗܝܢ

References

• “qrb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2012-02-29
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 329a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, p. 517b
• 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, p. 1401b

Anagrams

• ܒܩܪܐ
• ܒܪܩܐ
• ܩܒܪܐ