أقرب

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See also: اقرب‎ and أقرت‎

Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Elative of قَرِيب‎ (qarīb, “near”), from the root ق ر ب‎ (q-r-b).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

أَقْرَب • (ʾaqrab) (feminine قُرْبَى‎ (qurbā), masculine plural أَقْرَبُون‎ (ʾaqrabūn) or أَقَارِب‎ (ʾaqārib), feminine plural قُرْبَيَات‎ (qurbayāt))

  1. elative degree of قَرِيب‎ (qarīb):
    1. nearer; nearest
      • 609–632 C.E., Qur'an, 56:85:
        ‏وَنَحْنُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن لَا تُبْصِرُونَ‎
        (please add an English translation of this quote)
    2. more probable; most probable
  2. (in the plural) relatives, kin
    ‏اَلْأَقْرَبُونَ أَوْلَى بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ‎
    al-ʾaqrabūna ʾawlā bi-l-maʿrūfi
    (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 (ʾaqrab)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular diptote singular invariable
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَقْرَب
ʾaqrab 		الْأَقْرَب‎
al-ʾaqrab 		قُرْبَى‎
qurbā 		الْقُرْبَى‎
al-qurbā
Nominative أَقْرَبُ
ʾaqrabu 		الْأَقْرَبُ‎
al-ʾaqrabu 		قُرْبَى‎
qurbā 		الْقُرْبَى‎
al-qurbā
Accusative أَقْرَبَ
ʾaqraba 		الْأَقْرَبَ‎
al-ʾaqraba 		قُرْبَى‎
qurbā 		الْقُرْبَى‎
al-qurbā
Genitive أَقْرَبَ
ʾaqraba 		الْأَقْرَبِ‎
al-ʾaqrabi 		قُرْبَى‎
qurbā 		الْقُرْبَى‎
al-qurbā
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَقْرَبَيْن‎
ʾaqrabayn 		الْأَقْرَبَيْن‎
al-ʾaqrabayn 		قُرْبَيَيْن‎
qurbayayn 		الْقُرْبَيَيْن‎
al-qurbayayn
Nominative أَقْرَبَانِ‎
ʾaqrabāni 		الْأَقْرَبَانِ‎
al-ʾaqrabāni 		قُرْبَيَانِ‎
qurbayāni 		الْقُرْبَيَانِ‎
al-qurbayāni
Accusative أَقْرَبَيْنِ‎
ʾaqrabayni 		الْأَقْرَبَيْنِ‎
al-ʾaqrabayni 		قُرْبَيَيْنِ‎
qurbayayni 		الْقُرْبَيَيْنِ‎
al-qurbayayni
Genitive أَقْرَبَيْنِ‎
ʾaqrabayni 		الْأَقْرَبَيْنِ‎
al-ʾaqrabayni 		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
ʾaqrabīn‎; ʾaqārib 		الْأَقْرَبِين‎‎; الْأَقَارِب‎
al-ʾaqrabīn‎; al-ʾaqārib 		قُرْبَيَات‎
qurbayāt 		الْقُرْبَيَات‎
al-qurbayāt
Nominative أَقْرَبُونَ‎‎; أَقَارِبُ‎
ʾaqrabūna‎; ʾaqāribu 		الْأَقْرَبُونَ‎‎; الْأَقَارِبُ‎
al-ʾaqrabūna‎; al-ʾaqāribu 		قُرْبَيَاتٌ‎
qurbayātun 		الْقُرْبَيَاتُ‎
al-qurbayātu
Accusative أَقْرَبِينَ‎‎; أَقَارِبَ‎
ʾaqrabīna‎; ʾaqāriba 		الْأَقْرَبِينَ‎‎; الْأَقَارِبَ‎
al-ʾaqrabīna‎; al-ʾaqāriba 		قُرْبَيَاتٍ‎
qurbayātin 		الْقُرْبَيَاتِ‎
al-qurbayāti
Genitive أَقْرَبِينَ‎‎; أَقَارِبَ‎
ʾaqrabīna‎; ʾaqāriba 		الْأَقْرَبِينَ‎‎; الْأَقَارِبِ‎
al-ʾaqrabīna‎; al-ʾaqāribi 		قُرْبَيَاتٍ‎
qurbayātin 		الْقُرْبَيَاتِ‎
al-qurbayāti
References[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From the root ق ر ب‎ (q-r-b).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

أَقْرَبَ • (ʾaqraba) 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
ʾiqrāb
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
ʾaqrabtu
ʾaqrabta
أَقْرَبَ

ʾaqraba
ʾaqrabtumā
ʾaqrabā
ʾaqrabnā
ʾaqrabtum
ʾaqrabū
f
ʾaqrabti
ʾaqrabat
ʾaqrabatā
ʾaqrabtunna
ʾaqrabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع 		m
أُقْرِبُ

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

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

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

ʾaqrib
ʾaqribā
ʾaqribū
f
ʾaqribī
ʾaqribna
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
ʾuqribtu
ʾuqribta
أُقْرِبَ

ʾuqriba
ʾuqribtumā
ʾuqribā
ʾuqribnā
ʾuqribtum
ʾuqribū
f
ʾuqribti
ʾuqribat
ʾuqribatā
ʾuqribtunna
ʾuqribna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع 		m
أُقْرَبُ

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

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

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

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

أَقْرَبُ • (ʾaqrabu) (form I)

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

Verb[edit]

أَقْرَبَ • (ʾaqraba) (form I)

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

Verb[edit]

أَقْرَبْ • (ʾaqrab) (form I)

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

Verb[edit]

أَقْرُبُ • (ʾaqrubu) (form I)

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

Verb[edit]

أَقْرُبَ • (ʾaqruba) (form I)

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

Verb[edit]

أَقْرُبْ • (ʾaqrub) (form I)

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

Verb[edit]

أُقْرَبُ • (ʾuqrabu) (form I)

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

Verb[edit]

أُقْرَبَ • (ʾuqraba) (form I)

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

Verb[edit]

أُقْرَبْ • (ʾuqrab) (form I)

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

Etymology 4[edit]

Verb[edit]

أُقَرِّبُ • (ʾuqarribu) (form II)

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

Verb[edit]

أُقَرِّبَ • (ʾuqarriba) (form II)

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

Verb[edit]

أُقَرِّبْ • (ʾuqarrib) (form II)

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

Verb[edit]

أُقَرَّبُ • (ʾuqarrabu) (form II)

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

Verb[edit]

أُقَرَّبَ • (ʾuqarraba) (form II)

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

Verb[edit]

أُقَرَّبْ • (ʾuqarrab) (form II)

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