तक़रीबन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تقریباً (taqrīban), from Arabic تَقْرِيبًا (taqrīban).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪əq.ɾiː.bən/, [t̪ɐq.ɾiː.bɐ̃n], /t̪ək.ɾiː.bən/, [t̪ɐk.ɾiː.bɐ̃n]

Adverb

तक़रीबन • (taqrīban) (Urdu spelling تقریباً)

1. nearly, about

   Synonym: लगभग (lagbhag)

   मैंने तक़रीबन तीन बजे लंच किया।

   ma͠ine taqrīban tīn baje lañc kiyā.

   I had lunch at about three o'clock.