qrib

Maltese

Root
q-r-b
9 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔriːp/

Adjective

qrib (feminine singular qriba, comparative eqreb)

1. close; near

Usage notes

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

Preposition

qrib

1. near

   Synonym: ħdejn

   • 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:

     Għafastha għax emozzjonata ħafna u għandi bżonn kbir li nħoss lil xi ħadd qrib tiegħi.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Inflection

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