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أقرب
أقرب
Arabic
Adjective
أَقْرَب • (ʾaqrab) (feminine قُرْبَى (qurbā), masculine plural أَقْرَبُون (ʾaqrabūn) or أَقَارِب (ʾaqārib))
- elative degree of قَرِيب (qarīb):
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 | ||
| 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
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 3
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)