إِقْرَاب
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Also written قريب: قَرِيب (relative)
Highlights
Feminine
قَرِيبَة، قَرِيب
Masculine plural
قَرِيبُون، قَرَابَى، أَقْرِبَاء
Feminine plural
قَرِيبَات، قَرَائِب
Most common words from the same root
Verb · Form IV
أَقْرَبَ
point
Noun
اِقْتِرَاب
verbal noun of اِقْتَرَبَ
قَرِيب in English
Adjective
- near, close, adjacent
[…] إِنَّ رَحْمَةَ ٱللّٰهِ قَرِيبٌ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ[…] Indeed, the mercy of Allah is near to the doers of good.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:56[…] لَعَلَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَرِيبٌ[…] Perhaps the Hour is near.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 42:17
- simple, easily understood
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
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
قَرِيب: plural and other forms
| Singular | قَرِيب |
|---|---|
| Feminine | قَرِيبَة، قَرِيب |
| Masculine plural | قَرِيبُون، قَرَابَى، أَقْرِبَاء |
| Feminine plural | قَرِيبَات، قَرَائِب |
| Elative (more / most) | أَقْرَب |
قَرِيب in a sentence
Dictionary examples
near
[…] إِنَّ رَحْمَةَ ٱللّٰهِ قَرِيبٌ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ[…] Indeed, the mercy of Allah is near to the doers of good.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:56
near
[…] لَعَلَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَرِيبٌ[…] Perhaps the Hour is near.609–632 CE, Qur'an, 42:17
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