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قرب

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Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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Verb

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قَرُبَ (qaruba) I (non-past يَقْرُبُ (yaqrubu), verbal noun قُرْب (qurb) or مَقْرَبَة (maqraba) or قَرَابَة (qarāba) or مَقْرُبَة (maqruba))

  1. to be near, to come near, to approach [with مِن (min) or إِلَى (ʔilā)]
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Verb

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قَرُبَ (qaruba) I (non-past يَقْرُبُ (yaqrubu), verbal noun قَرَابَة (qarāba) or قُرْبَة (qurba) or قُرْبَى (qurbā) or مَقْرَبَة (maqraba))

  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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Etymology 1.2

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Verb

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قَرِبَ (qariba) I (non-past يَقْرَبُ (yaqrabu), verbal noun قِرْبَان (qirbān) or قُرْبَان (qurbān))

  1. (transitive) to be near, to come near, to approach [with accusative]
    لَا تَقْرَبِ الْأَسَدَ فَيَأْكُلَكَ.
    taqrabi al-ʔasada fayaʔkulaka.
    Do not approach the lion lest he eat you.
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:35:
      وَقُلْنَا يَا آدَمُ ٱسْكُنْ أَنْتَ وَزَوْجُكَ الْجَنَّةَ وَكُلَا مِنْهَا رَغَدًا حَيْثُ شِئْتُمَا وَلَا تَقْرَبَا هَٰذِهِ ٱلشَّجَرَةَ فَتَكُونَا مِنَ ٱلظَّالِمِين
      waqulnā yā ʔādamu skun ʔanta wazawjuka l-jannata wakulā minhā raḡadan ḥayṯu šiʔtumā walā taqrabā hāḏihi š-šajarata fatakūnā mina ẓ-ẓālimīn
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (transitive, euphemistic) to copulate with
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:222:
      وَلَا تَقْرَبُوهُنَّ حَتَّىٰ يَطْهُرْنَ
      walā taqrabūhunna ḥattā yaṭhurna
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Etymology 1.3

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Verb

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قَرَّبَ (qarraba) II (non-past يُقَرِّبُ (yuqarribu), verbal noun تَقْرِيب (taqrīb))

  1. to cause or allow to be near
  2. to make or let approach
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Etymology 1.4

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Noun

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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”, in 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
Declension
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Declension of noun قُرْب (qurb)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal قُرْب
qurb
الْقُرْب
al-qurb
قُرْب
qurb
nominative قُرْبٌ
qurbun
الْقُرْبُ
al-qurbu
قُرْبُ
qurbu
accusative قُرْبًا
qurban
الْقُرْبَ
al-qurba
قُرْبَ
qurba
genitive قُرْبٍ
qurbin
الْقُرْبِ
al-qurbi
قُرْبِ
qurbi
Descendants
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  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਕੁਰਬ (kurab)
    Shahmukhi script: قرب (qurb)

Etymology 1.5

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Pronunciation

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Preposition

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قُرْبَ (qurba)

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

References

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  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

Hijazi Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic قَرَّبَ (qarraba).

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Verb

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قَرَّب (garrab) II (non-past يِقَرِّب (yigarrib))

  1. to be near, to come near, to approach
  2. to cause or allow to be near
  3. to make or let approach
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Conjugation of قرب
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قربت (garrabt) قربت (garrabt) قرب (garrab) قربنا (garrabna) قربتوا (garrabtu) قربوا (garrabu)
f قربتي (garrabti) قربت (garrabat)
non-past m أقرب (ʔagarrib) تقرب (tigarrib) يقرب (yigarrib) نقرب (nigarrib) تقربوا (tigarribu) يقربوا (yigarribu)
f تقربي (tigarribi) تقرب (tigarrib)
imperative m قرب (garrib) قربوا (garribu)
f قربي (garribi)

Etymology 2

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From Arabic قُرْب (qurb).

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Noun

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قرب (gurbm

  1. nearness, closeness, presence

Etymology 3

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Verb

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قرب (garrib)

  1. second-person masculine singular imperative of قَرَّب (garrab)

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic قَرَّبَ (qarraba).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔar.rab/, [ˈʔar.rab]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡar.rab/, [ˈɡar.rab]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

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قرّب (ʔarrab) II (present بقرّب (biʔarreb))

  1. to make close, to bring close

Conjugation

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Conjugation of قرب
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قرّبت (ʔarrabt) قرّبت (ʔarrabt) قرّب (ʔarrab) قرّبنا (ʔarrabna) قرّبتو (ʔarrabtu) قرّبو (ʔarrabu)
f قرّبتي (ʔarrabti) قرّبت (ʔarrabat)
present m بقرّب (baʔarrib) بتقرّب (bitʔarrib) بقرّب (biʔarrib) منقرّب (minʔarrib) بتقرّبو (bitʔarrbu) بقرّبو (biʔarrbu)
f بتقرّبي (bitʔarrbi) بتقرّب (bitʔarrib)
subjunctive m اقرّب (aʔarrib) تقرّب (tʔarrib) يقرّب (yʔarrib) نقرّب (nʔarrib) تقرّبو (tʔarrbu) يقرّبو (yʔarrbu)
f تقرّبي (tʔarrbi) تقرّب (tʔarrib)
imperative m قرّب (ʔarrib) قرّبو (ʔarrbu)
f قرّبي (ʔarrbi)