قريب

See also: قریب, فریب, and قرئت

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق ر ب (q-r-b); compare قَرُبَ (qaruba, to be near).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qa.riːb/
  • (file)

Adjective

قَرِيب (qarīb) (feminine قَرِيبَة (qarība) or قَرِيب (qarīb), masculine plural قَرِيبُون (qarībūn) or قَرَابَى (qarābā) or أَقْرِبَاء (ʾaqribāʾ), feminine plural قَرِيبَات (qarībāt) or قَرَائِب (qarāʾib), elative أَقْرَب (ʾaqrab))

  1. near, close, adjacent
    • Quran
      إِنَّ رَحْمَةَ اللَّٰهِ قَرِيبٌ مِنَ الْمُحْسِنينَ
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
    • Quran
      لَعَلَّ السَّاعَةَ قَرِيبٌ
      laʿalla s-sāʿata qarībun
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  2. simple, easily understood

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Noun

قَرِيب (qarīb) m (plural أَقْرِبَاء (ʾaqribāʾ), feminine قَرِيبَة (qarība))

  1. relative; relation

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References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), قرب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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