متقارب

Arabic

Root
ق ر ب (q-r-b)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb تَقَارَبَ (taqāraba, “to participate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ta.qaː.rib/

Adjective

مُتَقَارِب • (mutaqārib) (feminine مُتَقَارِبَة (mutaqāriba), masculine plural مُتَقَارِبُونَ (mutaqāribūna), feminine plural مُتَقَارِبَات (mutaqāribāt))

1. mutually approaching
2. convergent

Declension

Declension of adjective مُتَقَارِب (mutaqārib)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَقَارِب mutaqārib	الْمُتَقَارِب al-mutaqārib	مُتَقَارِبَة mutaqāriba	الْمُتَقَارِبَة al-mutaqāriba
Nominative	مُتَقَارِبٌ mutaqāribun	الْمُتَقَارِبُ al-mutaqāribu	مُتَقَارِبَةٌ mutaqāribatun	الْمُتَقَارِبَةُ al-mutaqāribatu
Accusative	مُتَقَارِبًا mutaqāriban	الْمُتَقَارِبَ al-mutaqāriba	مُتَقَارِبَةً mutaqāribatan	الْمُتَقَارِبَةَ al-mutaqāribata
Genitive	مُتَقَارِبٍ mutaqāribin	الْمُتَقَارِبِ al-mutaqāribi	مُتَقَارِبَةٍ mutaqāribatin	الْمُتَقَارِبَةِ al-mutaqāribati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَقَارِبَيْن mutaqāribayn	الْمُتَقَارِبَيْن al-mutaqāribayn	مُتَقَارِبَتَيْن mutaqāribatayn	الْمُتَقَارِبَتَيْن al-mutaqāribatayn
Nominative	مُتَقَارِبَانِ mutaqāribāni	الْمُتَقَارِبَانِ al-mutaqāribāni	مُتَقَارِبَتَانِ mutaqāribatāni	الْمُتَقَارِبَتَانِ al-mutaqāribatāni
Accusative	مُتَقَارِبَيْنِ mutaqāribayni	الْمُتَقَارِبَيْنِ al-mutaqāribayni	مُتَقَارِبَتَيْنِ mutaqāribatayni	الْمُتَقَارِبَتَيْنِ al-mutaqāribatayni
Genitive	مُتَقَارِبَيْنِ mutaqāribayni	الْمُتَقَارِبَيْنِ al-mutaqāribayni	مُتَقَارِبَتَيْنِ mutaqāribatayni	الْمُتَقَارِبَتَيْنِ al-mutaqāribatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُتَقَارِبِين mutaqāribīn	الْمُتَقَارِبِين al-mutaqāribīn	مُتَقَارِبَات mutaqāribāt	الْمُتَقَارِبَات al-mutaqāribāt
Nominative	مُتَقَارِبُونَ mutaqāribūna	الْمُتَقَارِبُونَ al-mutaqāribūna	مُتَقَارِبَاتٌ mutaqāribātun	الْمُتَقَارِبَاتُ al-mutaqāribātu
Accusative	مُتَقَارِبِينَ mutaqāribīna	الْمُتَقَارِبِينَ al-mutaqāribīna	مُتَقَارِبَاتٍ mutaqāribātin	الْمُتَقَارِبَاتِ al-mutaqāribāti
Genitive	مُتَقَارِبِينَ mutaqāribīna	الْمُتَقَارِبِينَ al-mutaqāribīna	مُتَقَارِبَاتٍ mutaqāribātin	الْمُتَقَارِبَاتِ al-mutaqāribāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mütəqarib
• → Persian: متقارب (motaqâreb)
• → Ottoman Turkish: متقارب (mütekârib)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُتَقَارِب (mutaqārib).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.ta.qɑː.ˈɾiβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.qɑː.ɾɪ́b]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.qɑː.ɾɪ́b]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.qɑː.ɾɪ́b]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.t̪ʰä.qɔː.ɾíb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.t̪ʰæ.ʁɒː.ɹéb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.t̪ʰä.qɔ.ɾíb]

Readings
Classical reading?	mutaqāriḇ
Dari reading?	mutaqārib
Iranian reading?	motağâreb
Tajik reading?	mutaqorib

Adjective

متقارب • (motaqâreb)

1. convergent

Noun

متقارب • (motaqâreb)

1. Short for بحر متقارب (bahr-e motaqâreb): a poetic meter associated with heroic epic poems, which is [ ˘ – – ˘ – – ˘ – – ˘ – ] where [ ˘ ] marks short syllables and [ – ] marks long ones