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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