ܠܩܘܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܪ ܒ (q r b)
8 terms

Etymology

ܠ- (l-, “to”) +‎ ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ (qurbā, “nearness, proximity”)

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [lə.qur.bɑː]

Adverb

ܠܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ • (l-qurbā)

1. approximately, around, about, roughly

   ܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ ܕܬܠܵܬ݂ܝܼܢ ܐܲܠܦܹ̈ܐ ܐ݇ܢܵܫܹ̈ܐ ܓܵܘ ܕܐܵܗܵܐ ܡܵܬ݂ܵܐ.

   īṯ l-qurbā dtlāṯīn alpē nāšē gāw d-āhā māṯā.

   There are approximately thirty thousand people in this town.

Usage notes

• In writing, this term can be abbreviated as ܠܩ܊ (L.Q.).
• This term is given either in a clause followed by ܕ- (d-) or ܡ̣ܢ (min).