qrib

Maltese

Root
q-r-b
9 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قَرِيب (qarīb). Doublet of the noun qarib (“relative”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔriːp/

Adjective

qrib (feminine singular qriba, comparative eqreb)

  1. close; near
    Alternative form: qarib

Usage notes

  • Like the antonym bgħid, now chiefly used adverbially and hence uninflected except for the comparative. The adjectival use is covered by viċin.

Preposition

qrib

  1. near
    Synonym: ħdejn
    • 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      Għafastha għax emozzjonata ħafna u għandi bżonn kbir li nħoss lil xi ħadd qrib tiegħi.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Inflection

Inflected forms of qrib
Personal-pronoun-
including forms 		singular plural
m f
1st person qribi qribna
2nd person qribek qribkom
3rd person qribu qribha qribhom

Derived terms

  • kelma-qariba (“cognate”)
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