إِقْرَاب
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Highlights
Present tense
يَقْتَرِبُ
Verbal noun
اِقْتِرَاب
Active participle
مُقْتَرِب
Passive participle
مُقْتَرَب
Most common words from the same root
اِقْتَرَبَ in English
Verb · Form VIII
- to approach, to near, to draw near (مِنْ (min) to)
تَقْتَرِبُ دَرَجةُ الحَرارةِ من الثَلاثينَ دَرَجةً.The temperature is approaching thirty degrees.ولِأنَّ اللهَ خالِقُهُم، كانَ سيُهَيِّئُ لهُمُ الوَسيلَةَ لِيَتَحَرَّروا مِنَ الخَطِيَّةِ ويَقتَرِبوا إلَيه.Because God is their Creator, He would provide the means for them to be freed from sin and draw near to Him.كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِبAgain, no! Never obey him ˹O Prophet˺! Rather, ˹continue to˺ prostrate and draw near ˹to Allah˺.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 96:19
Words from the root ق-ر-ب
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
أَقْرَبَ
· present يُقْرِبُ
Form IV · Causative
to cause a thing to be nearly filled or completed, to be close to being reached, to approach nigh to a time, point, or degree; to be near the term of pregnancy, to be close to giving birth; to cause camels to travel at night with intention of bringing them closer to a water-source so that they may attain a drink by the morning, to travel at night toward water, to be a people whose camels are undertaking the night journey for such a purpose
مُقْرِب
مُقْرَب
تَقَارَبَ
· present يَتَقَارَبُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to become close, to draw close to one another
تَقَارُب
convergence
مُتَقَارِب
mutually approaching
مُتَقَارَب
اِقْتَرَبَ
· present يَقْتَرِبُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to approach, to near, to draw near (مِنْ (min) to)
اِقْتِرَاب
verbal noun of اِقْتَرَبَ
مُقْتَرِب
مُقْتَرَب
اِسْتَقْرَبَ
· present يَسْتَقْرِبُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to find (something) near, to consider near
اِسْتِقْرَاب
مُسْتَقْرِب
مُسْتَقْرَب
اِقْتَرَبَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | اِقْتَرَبْتُ | أَقْتَرِبُ | أَقْتَرِبَ | أَقْتَرِبْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | اِقْتَرَبْتَ | تَقْتَرِبُ | تَقْتَرِبَ | تَقْتَرِبْ | اِقْتَرِبْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | اِقْتَرَبْتِ | تَقْتَرِبِينَ | تَقْتَرِبِي | تَقْتَرِبِي | اِقْتَرِبِي |
| هُوَ he | اِقْتَرَبَ | يَقْتَرِبُ | يَقْتَرِبَ | يَقْتَرِبْ | — |
| هِيَ she | اِقْتَرَبَتْ | تَقْتَرِبُ | تَقْتَرِبَ | تَقْتَرِبْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | اِقْتَرَبْتُمَا | تَقْتَرِبَانِ | تَقْتَرِبَا | تَقْتَرِبَا | اِقْتَرِبَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | اِقْتَرَبَا | يَقْتَرِبَانِ | يَقْتَرِبَا | يَقْتَرِبَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | اِقْتَرَبَتَا | تَقْتَرِبَانِ | تَقْتَرِبَا | تَقْتَرِبَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | اِقْتَرَبْنَا | نَقْتَرِبُ | نَقْتَرِبَ | نَقْتَرِبْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | اِقْتَرَبْتُمْ | تَقْتَرِبُونَ | تَقْتَرِبُوا | تَقْتَرِبُوا | اِقْتَرِبُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | اِقْتَرَبْتُنَّ | تَقْتَرِبْنَ | تَقْتَرِبْنَ | تَقْتَرِبْنَ | اِقْتَرِبْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | اِقْتَرَبُوا | يَقْتَرِبُونَ | يَقْتَرِبُوا | يَقْتَرِبُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | اِقْتَرَبْنَ | يَقْتَرِبْنَ | يَقْتَرِبْنَ | يَقْتَرِبْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | اِقْتِرَاب |
|---|---|
| Active participle | مُقْتَرِب |
| Passive participle | مُقْتَرَب |
اِقْتَرَبَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to approach
تَقْتَرِبُ دَرَجةُ الحَرارةِ من الثَلاثينَ دَرَجةً.The temperature is approaching thirty degrees.
to approach
ولِأنَّ اللهَ خالِقُهُم، كانَ سيُهَيِّئُ لهُمُ الوَسيلَةَ لِيَتَحَرَّروا مِنَ الخَطِيَّةِ ويَقتَرِبوا إلَيه.Because God is their Creator, He would provide the means for them to be freed from sin and draw near to Him.
to approach
كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِبAgain, no! Never obey him ˹O Prophet˺! Rather, ˹continue to˺ prostrate and draw near ˹to Allah˺.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 96:19
From a fully vowelled text
اقْتَرِبْ إِلَى نَفْسِي. فُكَّهَا. بِسَبَبِ أَعْدَائِي افْدِنِي.Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.Psalms 69:18, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
اقْتَرَبَ التَّابِعُونَ الرَّذِيلَةَ. عَنْ شَرِيعَتِكَ بَعُدُوا.They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.Psalms 119:150, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
قُومُوا نَنْطَلِقْ! هُوَذَا الَّذِي يُسَلِّمُني قَدِ اقْتَرَبَ!».Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.Matthew 26:46, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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