قارب

العربية

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قارب^¹

/qaː.rib/
/ʔaː.rib/ Egyptian
/ɡaː.rib/ Hijazi
[ɡaː.rɪb] Hijazi
[qaː.rɪb] Hijazi

Where it comes from

Derived from the active participle of قَرِبَ (qariba, “to approach, to come near or be near, to be connecting or adjacent”). Originally referring to a small boat used by a seaman as a convenient means to approach shore rather than bringing a larger vessel to port.

Alternatively a loan from Latin carabus or Ancient Greek κάραβος (kárabos) – also found as Classical Syriac ܩܪܒܝܢ – with an uncertain etymology related to beetles and crabs, perhaps originally Semitic; for more see caravel, عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab) and its cognates.

noun قَارِب · qārib · قَوَارِب · الْقَارِب

small boat, skiff, dinghy

قارب^²

/qaː.ra.ba/
/ɡaː.rab/ Hijazi

verb قَارَبَ · qāraba · يُقَارِبُ · مُقَارَبَة · مُقَارِب

to be one coming near or close to something, to be an approacher, to be almost at a point يدفع ثمن ما يقارب ١٥٠ رحلة في طائرات خاصة.
to try to get closer, to attempt or strive to make something nearer, to attempt to reach or gain access
to raise the legs of a woman for the purpose of coitus

In English

boat water craft — see also watercraft, vessel, ship

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قارب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}