تقریبا

See also: تقريبا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَقْرِيبًا (taqrīban). By surface analysis, تقریب (taqrib) +‎ ـاً (-an).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [taq.ɾiː.βan]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäq.ɾiː.bän]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäq.ɾiː.bän]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäq.ɾiː.bän]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäq.ɾi.bän]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰæʁ.ɹiː.bæn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰäq.ɾi.bän]

Readings
Classical reading?	taqrīḇan
Dari reading?	taqrīban
Iranian reading?	tağriban
Tajik reading?	taqriban

Adverb

تقریباً • (taqriban)

1. approximately, roughly, about

   Synonym: حدوداً (hodudan)

2. almost, nearly

   Synonym: قریب (qarib)

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: तक़रीबन (taqrīban)

  Urdu: تقریباً (taqrīban)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تقریباً (taqrīban), from Arabic تَقْرِيبًا (taqrīban).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪əq.ɾiː.bən/

Adverb

تقریبا • (taqrīban) (Hindi spelling तक़रीबन)

1. around, about, approximately, close to, almost, nearly

   Synonyms: قَرِیباً (qarīban), لَگ بَھگ (lag bhag), اَنْدازاً (andāzan)

   میری جیب میں تَقْرِیباً ۵۰۰ رُوپَے ہَیں

   merī jeb mẽ taqrīban 500 rūpai ha͠i

   I have around 500 rupees in my pocket

   وہ لوگ تَقْرِیباً چھ سال سے وَہاں کام کَر رَہے ہَیں

   vo log taqrīban ch sāl se vahā̃ kām kar rahe ha͠i

   Those guys have been working there for around 6 years

   تَقْرِیباً سَب بَنْدوبَسْت ہو گَیا ہَے

   taqrīban sab bandobast ho gayā hai

   Everything is almost fully arranged

Related terms

• قَرِیباً (qarīban)
• قَرِیب (qarīb)