كرب

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كرب

verb كَرَبَ · karaba · يَكْرُبُ · كَرْب · كَارِب

to oppress, to distress
to grieve, to worry, to trouble
to ache, to anguish, to agonize, to cause pain to
to overburden, to overload (a work animal)
to almost do something (with following non-past or with أَن (ʔan) + subjunctive) كَرَبَ ٱلْحَالُ يَنْصَلِحُ.
Similar: كَادَ, أَوْشَكَ

noun كَرْب · karb · كُرُوب · الْكَرْب

noun from verb verbal noun of كَرَبَ (karaba) (form I)
worry, sorrow, care, grief, apprehension, concern, anxiety, fear, heartache, agony, affliction, anguish, blues, dejection, gloom, pang, distress, trouble, gloominess, pain, torment, torture, glumness, a lump in the throat, low spirits, grimness

noun كُرْب · kurb · الْكُرْب · كُرْبٌ

grief, anxiety
near
a large number of lashes

noun كُرَب · kurab

plural plural of كُرْبَة (kurba)

In English

malaise ambiguous feeling of mental or moral depression

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {كرب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}