قريب

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See also: قریب, فریب, and قرئت

Arabic

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Root
ق ر ب (q r b)
15 terms

Etymology

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فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb قَرُبَ (qaruba, to be near).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /qa.riːb/
  • Rhymes: -iːb
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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قَرِيب (qarīb) (feminine قَرِيبَة (qarība) or قَرِيب (qarīb), masculine plural قَرِيبُون (qarībūn) or قَرَابَى (qarābā) or أَقْرِبَاء (ʔaqribāʔ), feminine plural قَرِيبَات (qarībāt) or قَرَائِب (qarāʔib), elative أَقْرَب (ʔaqrab))

  1. near, close, adjacent
    Synonym: دَنِي (danī)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:56:
      [] إِنَّ رَحْمَةَ ٱللّٰهِ قَرِيبٌ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ
      [] ʔinna raḥmata llāhi qarībun mina l-muḥsinīna
      [] Indeed, the mercy of Allah is near to the doers of good.
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 42:17:
      [] لَعَلَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَرِيبٌ
      [] laʕalla s-sāʕata qarībun
      [] Perhaps the Hour is near.
  2. simple, easily understood

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Descendants

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  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਕਰੀਬ (karīb)
    Shahmukhi script: قريب (qarīb)
  • Swahili: karibu

Noun

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قَرِيب (qarībm (plural أَقْرِبَاء (ʔaqribāʔ) or أَقارِبُ (ʔaqāribu), feminine قَرِيبَة (qarība))

  1. relative; relation

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References

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

Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ق ر ب
6 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic قَرِيب (qarīb).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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قريب (garīb) (feminine قريبة (garība), common plural قريبين (garībīn), elative أقرب (ʔagrab))

  1. near, close
    Antonym: بعيد (baʕīd)

Adverb

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قريب (garīb)

  1. soon, shortly

Noun

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قريب (garībm (plural قرايب (garāyib) or أقارب (ʔagārib), feminine قريبة (garība))

  1. relative, relation

Moroccan Arabic

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Root
ق ر ب
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic قَرِيب (qarīb).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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قريب (qrīb) (feminine قريبة (qrība), common plural قراب (qrāb), masculine plural قريبين (qrībīn), feminine plural قريبات (qrībāt), elative أقرب (ʔaqrab) or قرب (qrab))

  1. near, close, adjacent
    Synonym: (reciprocal) مقارب (mqārib)
    Antonyms: بعيد (bʕīd), (reciprocal) مباعد (mbāʕad, mbāʕid)

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ق ر ب
5 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic قَرِيب (qarīb).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔa.riːb/, [ʔaˈriːb]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡa.riːb/, [ɡaˈriːb]
  • Audio (Jerusalem):(file)

Adjective

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قريب (ʔarīb) (feminine قريبة (ʔarībe), common plural قريبين (ʔarībīn), elative أقرب (ʔaʔrab))

  1. near, close
    Antonym: بعيد (baʕīd)

Noun

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قريب (ʔarībm (plural قرايب (ʔarāyeb), feminine قريبة (ʔarībe))

  1. relative, family member