ܩܪܝܒܐܝܬ
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (qarīḇā, “close, nearby”) + -ܐܝܼܬ݂ (-ˀīṯ, adverbial suffix); cognate to Arabic قَرِيبًا (qarīban).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ • (qarīḇāˀīṯ)
- near, nearby, close at hand
- locally; in the neighborhood, in the vicinity
- Synonym: ܒܫܒ݂ܵܒ݂ܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ (bšḇāḇūṯā)
- soon, shortly
- Synonym: ܒܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ (b-qurbā)
Antonyms
[edit]- ܪܲܚܘܼܩܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (raḥūqāˀīṯ)