qarreb

Maltese

Root
q-r-b
9 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قَرَّبَ (qarraba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔar.rɛp/

Verb

qarreb (imperfect jqarreb, past participle mqarreb, active participle qarrab or qarrieb, verbal noun taqrib)

1. to get nearer
2. to take a shortcut

Conjugation

Conjugation of qarreb
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	qarribt	qarribt	qarreb		qarribna	qarribtu	qarrbu
	f			qarrbet
imperfect	m	nqarreb	tqarreb	jqarreb		nqarrbu	tqarrbu	jqarrbu
	f			tqarreb
imperative			qarreb				qarrbu