تقریبا

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic تَقْرِيبًا (taqrīban). By surface analysis, تقریب (taqrib) +‎ ـاً (-an).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? taqrīḇan
Dari reading? taqrīban
Iranian reading? tağriban
Tajik reading? taqriban

Adverb

تقریباً (taqriban)

  1. approximately, roughly, about
    Synonym: حدوداً (hodudan)
  2. almost, nearly
    Synonym: قریب (qarib)

Descendants

  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: तक़रीबन (taqrīban)
    Urdu: تقریباً (taqrīban)

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adverb

تقریبا (taqrīban) (Hindi spelling तक़रीबन)

  1. around, about, approximately, close to, almost, nearly
    Synonyms: قَرِیباً (qarīban), لَگ بَھگ (lag bhag), اَنْدازاً (andāzan)
    میری جیب میں تَقْرِیباً ۵۰۰ رُوپَے ہَیں
    merī jeb mẽ taqrīban 500 rūpai ha͠i
    I have around 500 rupees in my pocket
    وہ لوگ تَقْرِیباً چھ سال سے وَہاں کام کَر رَہے ہَیں
    vo log taqrīban ch sāl se vahā̃ kām kar rahe ha͠i
    Those guys have been working there for around 6 years
    تَقْرِیباً سَب بَنْدوبَسْت ہو گَیا ہَے
    taqrīban sab bandobast ho gayā hai
    Everything is almost fully arranged