ܩܘܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܪ ܒ (q r b)
5 terms

Etymology

From Aramaic קוּרְבָּא (qurbā); cognate to Arabic قُرْب (qurb) and Hebrew קִרְבָה (kirvá).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [qur.bɑː]

Adjective

ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ • (qūrbā) (invariable)

  1. near, close
    Synonym: ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (qarīḇā)

Noun

ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ • (qūrbā) m sg

  1. nearness, proximity, vicinity
    Antonym: ܪܸܚܩܵܐ (riḥqā)

Inflection

Derived terms

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

From the root ܩ-ܪ-ܒ (q-r-b) related to approaching. Compare Arabic قُرْب (qurb) and Hebrew קֵרוּב (qērûḇ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qurbɑ]

Adverb

ܩܘܪܒܐ • (qurbā)

  1. about, almost

Noun

ܩܘܪܒܐ • (qurbā) m (uncountable)

  1. nearness, proximity, vicinity
  2. intimacy
  3. neighbourhood/neighborhood
Inflection

Irregular absolute and construct with a varying Waw.

Antonyms

Etymology 2

From the root ܩ-ܪ-ܒ (q-r-b) related to approaching.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [qurrɑvɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [qurrɑve] (plural)

Noun

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  1. offering, oblation, sacrifice
  2. (Christianity) Eucharist
  3. gift
  4. approach, access
  5. mass, liturgy
Inflection

References

  • qwrbˀ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • qwrb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 329a, b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 498a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 1342b–1343a

Anagrams

  • ܩܪܘܒܐ
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