ܩܘܪܒܐ

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (standard) IPA(key): [qur.bɑː]

Noun

ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ • (qurbā) m sg

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

Usage notes

In some dialects this noun is used as an invariable adjective in place of ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (qarīḇā) and an adverb in place of ܩܲܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐܝܼܬ݂ (qarīḇāˀīṯ).

Inflection
Inflection of ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ (qurbā)
number isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute – 1st person ܩܘܼܪܒܝܼ
(qurbī)		 ܩܘܼܪܒܲܢ
(qurban)
construct ܩܘܿܪܲܒ݂
(qōraḇ)		 2nd person ܩܘܼܪܒܘܼܟ݂
(qurbūḵ)		 ܩܘܼܪܒܵܟ݂ܝ
(qurbāḵ)		 ܩܘܼܪܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(qurbāwḵōn)
emphatic ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ
(qurbā)		 3rd person ܩܘܼܪܒܹܗ
(qurbēh)		 ܩܘܼܪܒܘܿܗ̇
(qurbōh)		 ܩܘܼܪܒܗܘܿܢ
(qurbhōn)
plural absolute – 1st person ܩܘܼܪ̈ܒܝܼ
(qurbī)		 ܩܘܼܪ̈ܒܲܢ
(qurban)
construct ܩܘܼܪ̈ܒܲܝ
(qurbay)		 2nd person ܩܘܼܪ̈ܒܘܼܟ݂
(qurbūḵ)		 ܩܘܼܪ̈ܒܵܟ݂ܝ
(qurbāḵ)		 ܩܘܼܪ̈ܒܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ
(qurbāwḵōn)
emphatic ܩܘܼܪ̈ܒܹܐ
(qurbē)		 3rd person ܩܘܼܪ̈ܒܘܼܗܝ
(qurbūh)		 ܩܘܼܪ̈ܒܘܿܗ̇
(qurbōh)		 ܩܘܼܪ̈ܒܗܘܿܢ
(qurbhōn)

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.

    declension of ܩܘܪܒܐ
state singular (uncountable)
absolute ܩܪܘܒ
construct ܩܪܘܒ
emphatic ܩܘܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܩܘܪܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܩܘܪܒܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܩܘܪܒܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܩܘܪܒܗ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܩܘܪܒܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܩܘܪܒܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܩܘܪܒܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܩܘܪܒܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܩܘܪܒܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܩܘܪܒܗܝܢ
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

ܩܘܪܒܐ • (qurrāḇā) m (plural ܩܘܪܒܐ (qurrāḇē))

  1. offering, oblation, sacrifice
  2. (Christianity) Eucharist
  3. gift
  4. approach, access
  5. mass, liturgy
Inflection
    inflection of ܩܘܪܒܐ
state singular plural
absolute ܩܘܪܒ ܩܘܪܒܝܢ
construct ܩܘܪܒ ܩܘܪܒܝ
emphatic ܩܘܪܒܐ ܩܘܪܒܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my) ܩܘܪܒܝ ܩܘܪܒܝ
2nd m. sg. (your) ܩܘܪܒܟ ܩܘܪܒܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your) ܩܘܪܒܟܝ ܩܘܪܒܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his) ܩܘܪܒܗ ܩܘܪܒܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her) ܩܘܪܒܗ ܩܘܪܒܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our) ܩܘܪܒܢ ܩܘܪܒܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your) ܩܘܪܒܟܘܢ ܩܘܪܒܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your) ܩܘܪܒܟܝܢ ܩܘܪܒܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their) ܩܘܪܒܗܘܢ ܩܘܪܒܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their) ܩܘܪܒܗܝܢ ܩܘܪܒܝܗܝܢ

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, pages 1342b–1343a

Anagrams
  • ܩܪܘܒܐ
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