قرب

العربية

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قرب^¹

/qa.ru.ba/

Where it comes from

* From the root ق ر ب (q r b), with the form I being reconstructed securely as Proto-Semitic *ḳarib-, likewise the form II as Proto-Semitic *ḳarrib-.

* While the Biblical Hebrew קָרַב (qāráḇ, “to approach”) governs prepositions of approach like אֶל (el), לְ (lə), עַל (ʿal), the Arabic قَرُبَ (qaruba) has obtained the opposited preposition مِن (min) by analogy of بَعُدَ (baʕuda, “to be far”); compare the same with دَنَا (danā, “to come near”).

verb قَرُبَ · qaruba · يَقْرُبُ · قُرْب · مَقْرَبَة · قَرَابَة

to be near, to come near, to approach

verb قَرُبَ · qaruba · يَقْرُبُ · قَرَابَة · قُرْبَة · قُرْبَى

to be related, to be of close relations, to be kindred (especially on the maternal side)
to have relation to something, to be associated
to be engaged with, to be or become involved with

قرب^²

/qa.ri.ba/

verb قَرِبَ · qariba · يَقْرَبُ · قِرْبَان · قُرْبَان

transitive to be near, to come near, to approach لَا تَقْرَبِ الْأَسَدَ فَيَأْكُلَكَ.
euphemistic, transitive to copulate with وَلَا تَقْرَبُوهُنَّ حَتَّىٰ يَطْهُرْنَ

قرب^³

/qar.ra.ba/

verb قَرَّبَ · qarraba · يُقَرِّبُ · تَقْرِيب · مُقَرِّب

to cause or allow to be near
to make or let approach

قرب^⁴

/qurb/

noun قُرْب · qurb · الْقُرْب · قُرْبٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of قَرُبَ (qaruba) (form I)
nearness, presence عِنْدَمَا كَانَ جَالِسًا بِالْقُرْبِ مِنْ زَوْجَتِهِ... صَرَخَتْ فِي وَجْهِهِ قَائِلَةً: ”اِبْتَعِدْ عَنِّي!“

قرب^⁵

/qur.ba/

preposition قُرْبَ · qurba

near, in the vicinity of قُرْبَ ٱلظُّهْر

In English

zoom to change the focal length of a zoom lens
near come closer to
neighborhood area near one's home
around near
proximity closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
vicinity proximity, or the state of being near

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قرب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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