तक़रीबन

Hindi

Alternative forms

  • तकरीबन (takrīban) — nuqtaless

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪əq.ɾiː.bən/, [t̪ɐq.ɾiː.bɐ̃n], /t̪ək.ɾiː.bən/, [t̪ɐk.ɾiː.bɐ̃n]

Adverb

तक़रीबन • (taqrīban) (Urdu spelling تقریباً)

  1. nearly, about
    Synonyms: लगभग (lagbhag), उमूमन (umūman)
    मैंने तक़रीबन तीन बजे लंच किया।
    ma͠ine taqrīban tīn baje lañc kiyā.
    I had lunch at about three o'clock.
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