ܩܪܒ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܩ ܪ ܒ (q r b)
8 terms

From Aramaic קְרֵב (qərēḇ), from Proto-Semitic *ḳarib-; compare Arabic قَرِبَ (qariba), Hebrew קָרַב (karáv) and Akkadian 𒆪𒉡 (/⁠qerēbum⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [qɑːrewː]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [qɑːrɪvː]

Verb

ܩܵܪܹܒ݂ • (qārēḇ) (present participle ܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ (qrāḇā), past participle ܩܪܝܼܒ݂ܵܐ (qrīḇā))

1. (intransitive) to be/become near or close, to draw near, to approach [with ܠ- (l-) ‘to’]

   Synonym: ܪܵܚܹܩ (rāḥēq)

   ܒܸܩܪܵܒ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܵܗ̇ ܥܸܕܵܢܵܐ. ― biqrāḇā ìlāh ˁiddānā. ― The time is getting closer.

   ܠܵܐ ܩܪܘܿܒ݂ ܠܐܲܪܝܵܐ ܕܲܠܡܵܐ ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂. ― lā qrōḇ l-aryā dalmā āḵēl lūḵ. ― Do not approach the lion lest he eat you.

   ܩܪܘܿܒ݂ ܐܸܠܝܼ، ܠܵܐ ܝܘܸܢ ܒܸܫܡܵܥܵܐ ܒܝܼܘܼܟ݂. ― qrōḇ ilī, lā ìwen bišmāˁā bīyūḵ. ― Come closer to me, I can’t hear you.

2. (intransitive) to fight, wage war [with ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ (dalquḇl) ‘against’]

   Synonym: ܦܵܠܹܫ (pālēš)

   ܐܸܡܦܪܵܛܘܿܪܘܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܐܵܬ݂ܘܿܪܵܝܬܵܐ ܩܪܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ ܕܲܠܩܘܼܒ݂ܠ ܟܠܗܹܝܢ ܐܸܡܘܵܬ݂ܹ̈ܐ ܕܚܵܕ݂ܸܪ̈ܘܵܢܹܐ.

   imprāṭōrūṯā āṯōrāytā qrīḇ lāh dalquḇl klhēn imwāṯē d-ḥāḏirwānē.

   The Assyrian empire waged war against all the surrounding nations.

3. to receive Communion

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܩܵܪܹܒ݂ (qārēḇ)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܩܪܝܼܒ݂ ܠܝܼ (qrīḇ lī)	ܩܪܝܼܒ݂ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (qrīḇ lūḵ)	ܩܪܝܼܒ݂ ܠܹܗ (qrīḇ lēh)	ܩܪܝܼܒ݂ ܠܲܢ (qrīḇ lan)	ܩܪܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (qrīḇ lāwḵōn)	ܩܪܝܼܒ݂ ܠܗܘܿܢ (qrīḇ lhōn)
	f		ܩܪܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (qrīḇ lāḵ)	ܩܪܝܼܒ݂ ܠܵܗ̇ (qrīḇ lāh)
non-past	m	ܩܵܪܒ݂ܹܢ (qārḇēn)	ܩܵܪܒ݂ܹܬ (qārḇēt)	ܩܵܪܹܒ݂ (qārēḇ)	ܩܵܪܒ݂ܲܚ (qārḇaḥ)	ܩܵܪܒ݂ܝܼܬܘܿܢ (qārḇītōn)	ܩܵܪܒ݂ܝܼ (qārḇī)
	f	ܩܵܪܒ݂ܵܢ (qārḇān)	ܩܵܪܒ݂ܵܬܝ (qārḇāt)	ܩܵܪܒ݂ܵܐ (qārḇā)
imperative	m		ܩܪܘܿܒ݂ (qrōḇ)			ܩܪܘܿܒ݂ܘܼܢ (qrōḇūn)
	f		ܩܪܘܿܒ݂ܝ (qrōḇ)

Derived terms

• ܡܲܩܪܸܒ݂ (maqriḇ)