قريبا

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Arabic

Etymology

Root
ق ر ب (q r b)
15 terms

Compare قَرُبَ (qaruba, to be near).

Pronunciation

Adverb

قَرِيبًا (qarīban)

  1. near, nearby, close at hand
  2. in the neighborhood, in the vicinity
  3. soon, shortly

Descendants

  • Punjabi: ਕਰੀਬਨ (karīban)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ر ب
6 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic قَرِيبًا (qarīban)

Pronunciation

Adverb

قَرِيبًا (garīban)

  1. (rare) soon, shortly
    Synonyms: قريب (garīb), عن قريب (ʕan garīb)