ܠܩܘܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
Root
ܩ ܪ ܒ‎ (q r b)
5 terms

Etymology

ܠ-‎ (l-, “to”) +‎ ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ‎ (qūrbā, “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).
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