क़रीबन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian قَرِيبًا (qarīban), from Arabic قَرِيبًا (qarīban), indefinite accusative of قَرِيب (qarīb, “near, close”), from the root ق ر ب (q r b). By surface analysis, क़रीब (qarīb) +‎ -अन (-an).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /qə.ɾiː.bən/, [qɐ.ɾiː.bɐ̃n], /kə.ɾiː.bən/, [kɐ.ɾiː.bɐ̃n]

Adverb

क़रीबन • (qarīban) (Urdu spelling قریباً)

  1. nearly, almost, just about
    Synonyms: लगभग (lagbhag), क़रीब (qarīb), क़रीब-क़रीब (qarīb-qarīb), तक़रीबन (taqrīban)
    क़रीबन चार सौ लोग आए है मेरे मुहल्ले से।
    qarīban cār sau log āe hai mere muhalle se.
    Nearly four hundred people have come from my neighbourhood.
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