ܩܪܝܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܪ ܒ (q r b)
8 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic קַרִיבָא (qarrīḇā); cognate to Arabic قَرِيب (qarīb) and Hebrew קָרוֹב (karóv).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [qar.riːwɑː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [qarˤiːwa]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [qa.riːvɑː]

Adjective

ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ • (qarīḇā) (feminine ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ (qarīḇtā), plural ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܹܐ (qarīḇē))

1. near, nigh
2. close
3. local
4. intimate

Noun

ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ • (qarīḇā) m (plural ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܹܐ (qarīḇē), feminine ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܬܵܐ (qarīḇtā))

1. best man (primary attendant to the groom in a wedding)
2. relative (someone in the same family connected by blood, marriage, or adoption)

   Synonyms: ܐ݇ܚܝܵܢܵܐ (ḥyānā), ܚܸܙܡܵܐ (ḥizmā)

3. local (person who lives near a given place)

   Synonym: ܕܘܼܟܬܵܢܵܝܵܐ (duktānāyā)

4. godfather

   Synonym: ܫܲܘܫܒ݂ܝܼܢܵܐ (šawšḇīnā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (qarīḇā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܝܼ (qarīḇī)		ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܲܢ (qarīḇan)
	construct	ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ (qarīḇ)	2nd person	ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qarīḇūḵ)	ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qarīḇāḵ)	ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qarīḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (qarīḇā)	3rd person	ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܹܗ (qarīḇēh)	ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (qarīḇāh)	ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qarīḇhōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܝܼ (qarīḇī)		ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܲܢ (qarīḇan)
	construct	ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܲܝ (qarīḇay)	2nd person	ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (qarīḇūḵ)	ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (qarīḇāḵ)	ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qarīḇāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܹܐ (qarīḇē)	3rd person	ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܘܼܗܝ (qarīḇūh)	ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܘܿܗ̇ (qarīḇōh)	ܩܲܪ̈ܝܼܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (qarīḇhōn)