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)

Adverb

قَرِيبًا (qarīban)

  1. near, nearby, close at hand
  2. in the neighborhood, in the vicinity

Adjective

قَرِيب (qarīb) (feminine قَرِيبَة (qarība) or قَرِيب (qarīb), elative أَقْرَب (ʾaqrab))

  1. near, close, adjacent
  2. simple, easily understood

Declension

Antonyms

Noun

قَرِيب (qarīb) m (plural أَقْرِبَاء (ʾaqribāʾ), feminine قَرِيبَة (qarība))

  1. relative; relation

Declension

Antonyms

  • قَرِيبًا (qarīban)

References

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