قرب

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See also: فرت, قرت, and ق ر ب

Arabic

Etymology

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Verb

قَرُبَ (qaruba) I, non-past يَقْرُبُ‎ (yaqrubu)

  1. to be near, to come near, to approach [+ مِن (object)] or [+ إِلَى (object)]
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قَرُبَ (qaruba) I, non-past يَقْرُبُ‎ (yaqrubu)

  1. to be related, to be of close relations, to be kindred (especially on the maternal side)
  2. to have relation to something, to be associated
  3. to be engaged with, to be or become involved with
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قَرِبَ (qariba) I, non-past يَقْرَبُ‎ (yaqrabu)

  1. (transitive) to be near, to come near, to approach [+accusative]
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قَرَّبَ (qarraba) II, non-past يُقَرِّبُ‎ (yuqarribu)

  1. to cause or allow to be near
  2. to make or let approach
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Noun

قُرْب (qurbm

  1. verbal noun of قَرُبَ (qaruba) (form I)
  2. nearness, presence
    عِنْدَمَا كَانَ جَالِسًا بِالْقُرْبِ مِنْ زَوْجَتِهِ... صَرَخَتْ فِي وَجْهِهِ قَائِلَةً: ”اِبْتَعِدْ عَنِّي!“ʕindamā kāna jālisan bi-l-qurbi min zawjatihi... ṣaraḵat fī wajhihi qāʔilatan: ”ibtaʕid ʕannī!“When he was sitting next to his wife... she yelled into his face, saying: “Go away from me!”
    • 2004, Nancy Ajram, "Ana Leih", Ah W Noss
      أنا ليه بحب حبك قوي كده ليه
      وأموت في قربك أنا كده ليه
      ʾana leih bi-ḥubbi ḥubbak qawī kida leih
      wa-'mūtu fī qorbak ʾana kida leih

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Preposition

قُرْبَ (qurba)

  1. near, in the vicinity of
    قُرْبَ ٱلظُّهْرqurba ẓ-ẓuhrtowards noon

References

  1. ^ Barth, Jakob (1906) “Formangleichung bei begrifflichen Korrespondenzen”, in Orientalische Studien. Theodor Nöldeke zum siebzigsten Geburtstag (2. März 1906), gewidmet von Freunden und Schülern und in ihrem Auftrag herausgegeben von Carl Bezold (in German), Gießen: Alfred Töpelmann, page 795