قريب

See also: قریب‎, فریب‎, and قرئت‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ق ر ب‎ (q-r-b); compare قَرُبَ‎ (qaruba, “to be near”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qa.riːb/
  • (file)

Adjective

قَرِيب • (qarīb) (feminine قَرِيبَة‎ (qarība) or قَرِيب (qarīb), masculine plural قَرِيبُون‎ (qarībūn) or قَرَابَى‎ (qarābā) or أَقْرِبَاء‎ (ʔaqribāʔ), feminine plural قَرِيبَات‎ (qarībāt) or قَرَائِب‎ (qarāʔib), elative أَقْرَب‎ (ʔaqrab))

  1. near, close, adjacent
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:56:
      ‏ […] إِنَّ رَحْمَةَ ٱللّٰهِ قَرِيبٌ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ‎
      […] ʔinna raḥmata llāhi qarībun mina l-muḥsinīna
      […] Indeed, the mercy of Allah is near to the doers of good.
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 42:17:
      ‏ […] لَعَلَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَرِيبٌ‎
      […] laʕalla s-sāʕata qarībun
      […] Perhaps the Hour is near.
  2. simple, easily understood

Declension

Antonyms

Descendants

  • → Swahili: karibu

Noun

قَرِيب • (qarīb) m (plural أَقْرِبَاء‎ (ʔaqribāʔ), feminine قَرِيبَة‎ (qarība))

  1. relative; relation

Declension

Antonyms

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “قرب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ق ر ب‎
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قَرِيب‎ (qarīb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /qriːb/

Adjective

قريب • (qrīb) (feminine قريبة‎ (qrība), common plural قراب‎ (qrāb), masculine plural قريبين‎ (qrībīn), feminine plural قريبات‎ (qrībāt), elative أقرب‎ (ʔaqrab) or قرب‎ (qrab))

  1. near, close, adjacent
    Synonym: (reciprocal) مقارب‎ (mqārib)
    Antonyms: بعيد‎ (bʕīd), (reciprocal) مباعد‎ (mbāʕad, mbāʕid)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق ر ب‎

Etymology

From Arabic قَرِيب‎ (qarīb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔa.riːb/, [ʔaˈriːb]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡa.riːb/, [ɡaˈriːb]
  • (file)

Adjective

قريب • (ʔarīb) (feminine قريبة‎ (ʔarībe), common plural قريبين‎ (ʔarībīn), elative أقرب‎ (ʔaʔrab))

  1. near, close
    Antonym: بعيد‎ (baʕīd)

Noun

قريب • (ʔarīb) m (plural أقربا‎ (ʔaʔriba), feminine قريبة‎ (ʔarībe))

  1. relative, relation
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