Assyrian Neo-Aramaic edit

Etymology edit

Root
ܩ ܪ ܒ (q r b)
8 terms

Causitive stem of the verb ܩܵܪܹܒ݂ (qārēḇ, to approach, to be near); compare Arabic قَرَّبَ (qarraba), أَقْرَبَ (ʔaqraba), Hebrew קֵרֵב (kerév) and הִקְרִיב (hikrív).

Pronunciation edit

  • (standard) IPA(key): [maq.rɪw.]

Verb edit

ܡܲܩܪܸܒ݂ (maqriḇ) (present participle ܡܲܩܪܘܼܒ݂ܹܐ (maqrūḇē), past participle ܡܘܼܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (muqrḇā))

  1. (transitive) to cause, allow or bring near; to make or let approach
    Antonym: ܡܲܪܚܸܩ (marḥiq)
    ܗܵܢܵܐ ܩܸܡ ܡܲܩܪܸܒ݂ ܠܲܢ ܐܵܢܵܐ ܘܡܲܠܦܵܢܵܐ ܠܸܚܕ݂ܵܕ݂ܹܐ.hānā qim maqriḇ lan ānā w-malpānā liḥḏāḏē.This brought me and the teacher closer together.
    ܐܲܩܪܸܒ݂ ܠܹܗ ܩܵܐ ܕܚܵܙܹܝܢ ܠܹܗ ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܨܸܦܝܵܐ.aqriḇ lēh qā d-ḥāzēn lēh yatīr ṣipyā.Bring it near me so I can see it better.
    ܛܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ، ܐܲܩܪܒ݂ܘܼܢ ܠܹܗ ܐܸܠܝܼ.ṭāḇā ìlēh, aqrḇūn lēh ilī.It’s okay, let him approach me.
    ܐܲܩܪܸܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܘܫܒ݂ܘܿܩ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܕܡܡܲܠܠܝܼ.aqriḇ lhōn w-šḇōq lhōn d-mmallī.Let them approach and speak.
  2. (transitive) to present, introduce, offer, display, show
    Synonyms: ܡܲܚܙܹܐ (maḥzē), ܡܲܬ݂ܦܸܩ (maṯpiq), ܕܵܒ݂ܹܚ (dāḇēḥ)
    ܣܵܝܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܵܨܝܼ ܡܲܩܪܒ݂ܝܼ ܦܘܼܠܚܵܢܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ ܓܡܝܼܪܹ̈ܐ ܝܲܢ ܬܸܠܝܹ̈ܐ.sāyōmē kē māṣī maqrḇī pulḥānayhōn gmīrē yan tilyē.Authors can present work completed or in progress.
    ܒܥܵܝܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܡܲܩܪܒ݂ܸܢ ܠܘܼܟ݂ ܠܐܲܒ݂ܵܗܝܼ̈.bˁāyā ìwen maqrḇin lūḵ l-aḇāhī.I want to introduce you to my parents.
    ܐ݇ܙܝܼܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܠܗܲܲܝܟܠܵܐ ܘ ܡܘܼܩܪܸܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܕܸܒ݂̈ܚܹܐzīl lhōn l-haayklā w- muqriḇ lhōn diḇḥēThey went to the temple and offered sacrifices.

Conjugation edit