"qarreb" meaning in Maltese

See qarreb in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈʔar.rɛp/
Etymology: From Arabic قَرَّبَ (qarraba). Etymology templates: {{inh|mt|ar|قَرَّبَ}} Arabic قَرَّبَ (qarraba) Head templates: {{mt-verb|jqarreb|mqarreb}} qarreb (imperfect jqarreb, past participle mqarreb) Inflection templates: {{mt-conj|qarribt|qarribt|qarreb|qarrbet|qarribna|qarribtu|qarrbu|nqarreb|tqarreb|jqarreb|tqarreb|nqarrbu|tqarrbu|jqarrbu|qarreb|qarrbu}} Forms: jqarreb [imperfect], mqarreb [participle, past], no-table-tags [table-tags], qarribt [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], qarribt [masculine, perfect, second-person, singular], qarreb [masculine, perfect, singular, third-person], qarribna [first-person, masculine, perfect, singular], qarribtu [masculine, perfect, plural, second-person], qarrbu [masculine, perfect, plural, third-person], qarribt [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], qarribt [feminine, perfect, second-person, singular], qarrbet [feminine, perfect, singular, third-person], qarribna [feminine, first-person, perfect, singular], qarribtu [feminine, perfect, plural, second-person], qarrbu [feminine, perfect, plural, third-person], nqarreb [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tqarreb [imperfect, masculine, second-person, singular], jqarreb [imperfect, masculine, singular, third-person], nqarrbu [first-person, imperfect, masculine, singular], tqarrbu [imperfect, masculine, plural, second-person], jqarrbu [imperfect, masculine, plural, third-person], nqarreb [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tqarreb [feminine, imperfect, second-person, singular], tqarreb [feminine, imperfect, singular, third-person], nqarrbu [feminine, first-person, imperfect, singular], tqarrbu [feminine, imperfect, plural, second-person], jqarrbu [feminine, imperfect, plural, third-person], qarreb [imperative, second-person, singular], qarrbu [imperative, plural, second-person]
  1. to get nearer
    Sense id: en-qarreb-mt-verb-tPxLVZX0
  2. to take a shortcut
    Sense id: en-qarreb-mt-verb-KrpJl-yQ Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82

Inflected forms

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        "perfect",
        "singular",
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        "perfect",
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        "third-person"
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        "third-person"
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        "singular"
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        "15": "qarreb",
        "16": "qarrbu",
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        "4": "qarrbet",
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        "to get nearer"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʔar.rɛp/"
    }
  ],
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}

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    "Maltese form-II verbs",
    "Maltese lemmas",
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    "Maltese sound verbs",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Maltese verbs",
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      "form": "mqarreb",
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    },
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        "3": "qarreb",
        "4": "qarrbet",
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          "take",
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      "ipa": "/ˈʔar.rɛp/"
    }
  ],
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}

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