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Also written قريب: قَرِيب (near)
Highlights
Plural
أَقْرِبَاء
Other plural
أَقارِبُ
Feminine
قَرِيبَة
Most common words from the same root
Verb · Form IV
أَقْرَبَ
point
Noun
اِقْتِرَاب
verbal noun of اِقْتَرَبَ
قَرِيب in English
Noun · masculine
- relative; relation
Word origin
فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb قَرُبَ (qaruba, “to be near”). Cognate with Hebrew קָרוֹב (karóv, “close, near”) and Amharic ቅርብ (k’ɨrb).
Words from the root ق-ر-ب
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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
قَرِيب: plural and other forms
| Singular | قَرِيب |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَقْرِبَاء |
| Alternative plurals | أَقارِبُ |
| Feminine | قَرِيبَة |
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