qurbūtu  ( : ša qurbūtu : close follower , bodyguard)

1) closeness , nearness , proximity , imminence ; 2) intimacy , affinity , relationship , connection , involvement ; lā qurbūtu : absence ; ša-qurbūti : a bodyguard ;

Cf. qurubtu, qurbu, qurrubu, qerēbu

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