Maltese

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Root
q-r-b
9 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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qrib (feminine singular qriba, comparative eqreb)

  1. close; near

Usage notes

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

Preposition

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qrib

  1. near
    Synonym: ħdejn

Inflection

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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