ܠܩܘܪܒܐ ܕ-

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Root
ܩ ܪ ܒ (q r b)
10 terms

Etymology

ܠ- (l-, to) +‎ ܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ (qurbā, 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).