أقرب

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See also: اقرب and أقرت

Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
ق ر ب (q-r-b)

Elative of قَرِيب (qarīb, “near”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

أَقْرَب • (ʔaqrab) (feminine قُرْبَى (qurbā), masculine plural أَقْرَبُون (ʔaqrabūn) or أَقَارِب (ʔaqārib), feminine plural قُرْبَيَات (qurbayāt))

  1. elative degree of قَرِيب (qarīb):
    1. nearer; nearest
      • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 56:85:
        وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن لَا تُبْصِرُونَ
        (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    2. more probable; most probable
  2. (in the plural) relatives, kin
    اَلْأَقْرَبُونَ أَوْلَى بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ
    al-ʔaqrabūna ʔawlā bi-l-maʕrūfi
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    • و قال زملاء للهوني أن عميد البلدية ضالع فى عملية توقيفه عبر ممارسته لنفوذه مع أقارب و مقربين منه فى مديرية الأمن التي لم تقدم لهم و لذويه سبب واضح عن إعتقاله فيما أفاد مركز شرطة هون بأن لجنة القبض التابعة له قد تسلمت زبير من المديرية بعد ضبطه بناءً على أمر من مديرها.
      And colleagues of [Az-Zubayr] Al-Hūnī have said that the head of the municipality is involved in the process of his apprehension through his utilization of his influence by relatives and close friends of him in the Security Directorate which has not issued to them or to his parents a clear reason for his arrest while the police station of Hūn has stated that the Arrestment Department belonging to it had taken over Zubayr from the Directorate after his capture based on an order of its director.
Declension[edit]
Declension of adjective أَقْرَب (ʔaqrab)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular diptote singular invariable
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَقْرَب
ʔaqrab 		الْأَقْرَب
al-ʔaqrab 		قُرْبَى
qurbā 		الْقُرْبَى
al-qurbā
Nominative أَقْرَبُ
ʔaqrabu 		الْأَقْرَبُ
al-ʔaqrabu 		قُرْبَى
qurbā 		الْقُرْبَى
al-qurbā
Accusative أَقْرَبَ
ʔaqraba 		الْأَقْرَبَ
al-ʔaqraba 		قُرْبَى
qurbā 		الْقُرْبَى
al-qurbā
Genitive أَقْرَبَ
ʔaqraba 		الْأَقْرَبِ
al-ʔaqrabi 		قُرْبَى
qurbā 		الْقُرْبَى
al-qurbā
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَقْرَبَيْن
ʔaqrabayn 		الْأَقْرَبَيْن
al-ʔaqrabayn 		قُرْبَيَيْن
qurbayayn 		الْقُرْبَيَيْن
al-qurbayayn
Nominative أَقْرَبَانِ
ʔaqrabāni 		الْأَقْرَبَانِ
al-ʔaqrabāni 		قُرْبَيَانِ
qurbayāni 		الْقُرْبَيَانِ
al-qurbayāni
Accusative أَقْرَبَيْنِ
ʔaqrabayni 		الْأَقْرَبَيْنِ
al-ʔaqrabayni 		قُرْبَيَيْنِ
qurbayayni 		الْقُرْبَيَيْنِ
al-qurbayayni
Genitive أَقْرَبَيْنِ
ʔaqrabayni 		الْأَقْرَبَيْنِ
al-ʔaqrabayni 		قُرْبَيَيْنِ
qurbayayni 		الْقُرْبَيَيْنِ
al-qurbayayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَقْرَبِين‎; أَقَارِب
ʔaqrabīn‎; ʔaqārib 		الْأَقْرَبِين‎; الْأَقَارِب
al-ʔaqrabīn‎; al-ʔaqārib 		قُرْبَيَات
qurbayāt 		الْقُرْبَيَات
al-qurbayāt
Nominative أَقْرَبُونَ‎; أَقَارِبُ
ʔaqrabūna‎; ʔaqāribu 		الْأَقْرَبُونَ‎; الْأَقَارِبُ
al-ʔaqrabūna‎; al-ʔaqāribu 		قُرْبَيَاتٌ
qurbayātun 		الْقُرْبَيَاتُ
al-qurbayātu
Accusative أَقْرَبِينَ‎; أَقَارِبَ
ʔaqrabīna‎; ʔaqāriba 		الْأَقْرَبِينَ‎; الْأَقَارِبَ
al-ʔaqrabīna‎; al-ʔaqāriba 		قُرْبَيَاتٍ
qurbayātin 		الْقُرْبَيَاتِ
al-qurbayāti
Genitive أَقْرَبِينَ‎; أَقَارِبَ
ʔaqrabīna‎; ʔaqāriba 		الْأَقْرَبِينَ‎; الْأَقَارِبِ
al-ʔaqrabīna‎; al-ʔaqāribi 		قُرْبَيَاتٍ
qurbayātin 		الْقُرْبَيَاتِ
al-qurbayāti
References[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Root
ق ر ب (q-r-b)

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

أَقْرَبَ • (ʔaqraba) IV, non-past يُقْرِبُ‎ (yuqribu)

  1. 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
  2. (said of a female) to be near the term of pregnancy, to be close to giving birth
  3. 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
  4. to be the distance of one night's travel before reaching water
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of
أَقْرَبَ
(form-IV sound)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
ʔiqrāb
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
muqrib
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
muqrab
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
ʔaqrabtu
ʔaqrabta
أَقْرَبَ

ʔaqraba
ʔaqrabtumā
ʔaqrabā
ʔaqrabnā
ʔaqrabtum
ʔaqrabū
f
ʔaqrabti
ʔaqrabat
ʔaqrabatā
ʔaqrabtunna
ʔaqrabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
أُقْرِبُ

ʔuqribu
tuqribu
yuqribu
tuqribāni
yuqribāni
nuqribu
tuqribūna
yuqribūna
f
tuqribīna
tuqribu
tuqribāni
tuqribna
yuqribna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
أُقْرِبَ

ʔuqriba
tuqriba
yuqriba
tuqribā
yuqribā
nuqriba
tuqribū
yuqribū
f
tuqribī
tuqriba
tuqribā
tuqribna
yuqribna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
أُقْرِبْ

ʔuqrib
tuqrib
yuqrib
tuqribā
yuqribā
nuqrib
tuqribū
yuqribū
f
tuqribī
tuqrib
tuqribā
tuqribna
yuqribna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
أَقْرِبْ

ʔaqrib
ʔaqribā
ʔaqribū
f
ʔaqribī
ʔaqribna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
ʔuqribtu
ʔuqribta
أُقْرِبَ

ʔuqriba
ʔuqribtumā
ʔuqribā
ʔuqribnā
ʔuqribtum
ʔuqribū
f
ʔuqribti
ʔuqribat
ʔuqribatā
ʔuqribtunna
ʔuqribna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
أُقْرَبُ

ʔuqrabu
tuqrabu
yuqrabu
tuqrabāni
yuqrabāni
nuqrabu
tuqrabūna
yuqrabūna
f
tuqrabīna
tuqrabu
tuqrabāni
tuqrabna
yuqrabna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
أُقْرَبَ

ʔuqraba
tuqraba
yuqraba
tuqrabā
yuqrabā
nuqraba
tuqrabū
yuqrabū
f
tuqrabī
tuqraba
tuqrabā
tuqrabna
yuqrabna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
أُقْرَبْ

ʔuqrab
tuqrab
yuqrab
tuqrabā
yuqrabā
nuqrab
tuqrabū
yuqrabū
f
tuqrabī
tuqrab
tuqrabā
tuqrabna
yuqrabna

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

أَقْرَبُ • (ʔaqrabu) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of قَرِبَ (qariba)

Verb[edit]

أَقْرَبَ • (ʔaqraba) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of قَرِبَ (qariba)

Verb[edit]

أَقْرَبْ • (ʔaqrab) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of قَرِبَ (qariba)

Verb[edit]

أَقْرُبُ • (ʔaqrubu) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of قَرُبَ (qaruba)

Verb[edit]

أَقْرُبَ • (ʔaqruba) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of قَرُبَ (qaruba)

Verb[edit]

أَقْرُبْ • (ʔaqrub) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of قَرُبَ (qaruba)

Verb[edit]

أُقْرَبُ • (ʔuqrabu) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of قَرِبَ (qariba)

Verb[edit]

أُقْرَبَ • (ʔuqraba) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of قَرِبَ (qariba)

Verb[edit]

أُقْرَبْ • (ʔuqrab) (form I)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of قَرِبَ (qariba)

Etymology 4[edit]

Verb[edit]

أُقَرِّبُ • (ʔuqarribu) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of قَرَّبَ (qarraba)

Verb[edit]

أُقَرِّبَ • (ʔuqarriba) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of قَرَّبَ (qarraba)

Verb[edit]

أُقَرِّبْ • (ʔuqarrib) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of قَرَّبَ (qarraba)

Verb[edit]

أُقَرَّبُ • (ʔuqarrabu) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of قَرَّبَ (qarraba)

Verb[edit]

أُقَرَّبَ • (ʔuqarraba) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of قَرَّبَ (qarraba)

Verb[edit]

أُقَرَّبْ • (ʔuqarrab) (form II)

  1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of قَرَّبَ (qarraba)
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