أقرب

See also: اقرب‎ and أقرت‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Elative of قَرِيب‎ (qarīb, “near”), from the root ق ر ب‎ (q-r-b).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔaq.rab/

Adjective

أَقْرَب • (ʾaqrab) (feminine قُرْبَى‎ (qurbā), masculine plural أَقْرَبُون‎ (ʾaqrabūn) or أَقَارِب‎ (ʾaqārib), feminine plural قُرْبَيَات‎ (qurbayāt))

elative degree of قَرِيب‎ (qarīb):
1. nearer; nearest
  
  ‏أَقْرَبُون‎ ― ʾaqrabūn ― near relations
  
  ‏أَقَارِب‎ ― ʾaqārib ― near relations
(in the plural) relatives, kin
- ‏و قال زملاء للهوني أن عميد البلدية ضالع فى عملية توقيفه عبر ممارسته لنفوذه مع أقارب و مقربين منه فى مديرية الأمن التي لم تقدم لهم و لذويه سبب واضح عن إعتقاله فيما أفاد مركز شرطة هون بأن لجنة القبض التابعة له قد تسلمت زبير من المديرية بعد ضبطه بناءً على أمر من مديرها.‎‎
  And colleagues of [Az-Zubayr] Al-Hūnī have said that the head of the municipality is involved in the process of his apprehension through his utilization of his influence by relatives and close friends of him in the Security Directorate which has not issued to them or to his parents a clear reason for his arrest while the police station of Hūn has stated that the Arrestment Department belonging to it had taken over Zubayr from the Directorate after his capture based on an order of its director.

Declension

Declension of adjective أَقْرَب (ʾaqrab)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَقْرَب ʾaqrab	الْأَقْرَب‎ al-ʾaqrab	قُرْبَى‎ qurbā	الْقُرْبَى‎ al-qurbā
Nominative	أَقْرَبُ ʾaqrabu	الْأَقْرَبُ‎ al-ʾaqrabu	قُرْبَى‎ qurbā	الْقُرْبَى‎ al-qurbā
Accusative	أَقْرَبَ ʾaqraba	الْأَقْرَبَ‎ al-ʾaqraba	قُرْبَى‎ qurbā	الْقُرْبَى‎ al-qurbā
Genitive	أَقْرَبَ ʾaqraba	الْأَقْرَبِ‎ al-ʾaqrabi	قُرْبَى‎ qurbā	الْقُرْبَى‎ al-qurbā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَقْرَبَيْن‎ ʾaqrabayn	الْأَقْرَبَيْن‎ al-ʾaqrabayn	قُرْبَيَيْن‎ qurbayayn	الْقُرْبَيَيْن‎ al-qurbayayn
Nominative	أَقْرَبَانِ‎ ʾaqrabāni	الْأَقْرَبَانِ‎ al-ʾaqrabāni	قُرْبَيَانِ‎ qurbayāni	الْقُرْبَيَانِ‎ al-qurbayāni
Accusative	أَقْرَبَيْنِ‎ ʾaqrabayni	الْأَقْرَبَيْنِ‎ al-ʾaqrabayni	قُرْبَيَيْنِ‎ qurbayayni	الْقُرْبَيَيْنِ‎ al-qurbayayni
Genitive	أَقْرَبَيْنِ‎ ʾaqrabayni	الْأَقْرَبَيْنِ‎ al-ʾaqrabayni	قُرْبَيَيْنِ‎ qurbayayni	الْقُرْبَيَيْنِ‎ al-qurbayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَقْرَبِين‎‎; أَقَارِب‎ ʾaqrabīn‎; ʾaqārib	الْأَقْرَبِين‎‎; الْأَقَارِب‎ al-ʾaqrabīn‎; al-ʾaqārib	قُرْبَيَات‎ qurbayāt	الْقُرْبَيَات‎ al-qurbayāt
Nominative	أَقْرَبُونَ‎‎; أَقَارِبُ‎ ʾaqrabūna‎; ʾaqāribu	الْأَقْرَبُونَ‎‎; الْأَقَارِبُ‎ al-ʾaqrabūna‎; al-ʾaqāribu	قُرْبَيَاتٌ‎ qurbayātun	الْقُرْبَيَاتُ‎ al-qurbayātu
Accusative	أَقْرَبِينَ‎‎; أَقَارِبَ‎ ʾaqrabīna‎; ʾaqāriba	الْأَقْرَبِينَ‎‎; الْأَقَارِبَ‎ al-ʾaqrabīna‎; al-ʾaqāriba	قُرْبَيَاتٍ‎ qurbayātin	الْقُرْبَيَاتِ‎ al-qurbayāti
Genitive	أَقْرَبِينَ‎‎; أَقَارِبَ‎ ʾaqrabīna‎; ʾaqāriba	الْأَقْرَبِينَ‎‎; الْأَقَارِبِ‎ al-ʾaqrabīna‎; al-ʾaqāribi	قُرْبَيَاتٍ‎ qurbayātin	الْقُرْبَيَاتِ‎ al-qurbayāti

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “أقرب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

From the root ق ر ب‎ (q-r-b).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔaq.ra.ba/

Verb

أَقْرَبَ • (ʾaqraba) IV, non-past يُقْرِبُ‎‎ (yuqribu)

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Conjugation

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Etymology 3

Verb

أَقْرَبُ • (ʾaqrabu) (form I)

first-person singular non-past active indicative of قَرِبَ‎ (qariba)

Verb

أَقْرَبَ • (ʾaqraba) (form I)

first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of قَرِبَ‎ (qariba)

Verb

أَقْرَبْ • (ʾaqrab) (form I)

first-person singular non-past active jussive of قَرِبَ‎ (qariba)

Verb

أَقْرُبُ • (ʾaqrubu) (form I)

first-person singular non-past active indicative of قَرُبَ‎ (qaruba)

Verb

أَقْرُبَ • (ʾaqruba) (form I)

first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of قَرُبَ‎ (qaruba)

Verb

أَقْرُبْ • (ʾaqrub) (form I)

first-person singular non-past active jussive of قَرُبَ‎ (qaruba)

Verb

أُقْرَبُ • (ʾuqrabu) (form I)

first-person singular non-past passive indicative of قَرِبَ‎ (qariba)

Verb

أُقْرَبَ • (ʾuqraba) (form I)

first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of قَرِبَ‎ (qariba)

Verb

أُقْرَبْ • (ʾuqrab) (form I)

first-person singular non-past passive jussive of قَرِبَ‎ (qariba)

Etymology 4

Verb

أُقَرِّبُ • (ʾuqarribu) (form II)

first-person singular non-past active indicative of قَرَّبَ‎ (qarraba)

Verb

أُقَرِّبَ • (ʾuqarriba) (form II)

first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of قَرَّبَ‎ (qarraba)

Verb

أُقَرِّبْ • (ʾuqarrib) (form II)

first-person singular non-past active jussive of قَرَّبَ‎ (qarraba)

Verb

أُقَرَّبُ • (ʾuqarrabu) (form II)

first-person singular non-past passive indicative of قَرَّبَ‎ (qarraba)

Verb

أُقَرَّبَ • (ʾuqarraba) (form II)

first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of قَرَّبَ‎ (qarraba)

Verb

أُقَرَّبْ • (ʾuqarrab) (form II)

first-person singular non-past passive jussive of قَرَّبَ‎ (qarraba)

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