qrib
Maltese edit
| Root |
|---|
| q-r-b |
| 9 terms |
Etymology edit
From Arabic قَرِيب (qarīb). Doublet of the noun qarib (“relative”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
qrib (feminine singular qriba, comparative eqreb)
Usage notes edit
- Like the antonym bgħid, now chiefly used adverbially and hence uninflected except for the comparative. The adjectival use is covered by viċin.
Preposition edit
qrib
Inflection edit
| 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 | ||