اقترب

See also: أقترب and أقبرت

Arabic

Root
ق ر ب (q r b)
15 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iq.ta.ra.ba/

Verb

اِقْتَرَبَ • (iqtaraba) VIII (non-past يَقْتَرِبُ (yaqtaribu), verbal noun اِقْتِرَاب (iqtirāb))

1. to approach, to near, to draw near (مِنْ (min) to)

   تَقْتَرِبُ دَرَجةُ الحَرارةِ من الثَلاثينَ دَرَجةً.

   The temperature is approaching thirty degrees.

   ولِأنَّ اللهَ خالِقُهُم، كانَ سيُهَيِّئُ لهُمُ الوَسيلَةَ لِيَتَحَرَّروا مِنَ الخَطِيَّةِ ويَقتَرِبوا إلَيه.

   Because God is their Creator, He would provide the means for them to be freed from sin and draw near to Him.

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 96:19:

     كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَٱسْجُدْ وَٱقْتَرِب

     kallā lā tuṭiʕhu wasjud waqtarib

     Again, no! Never obey him ˹O Prophet˺! Rather, ˹continue to˺ prostrate and draw near ˹to Allah˺.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of اِقْتَرَبَ (VIII, sound, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun اِقْتِرَاب)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						اِقْتِرَاب iqtirāb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُقْتَرِب muqtarib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُقْتَرَب muqtarab
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	اِقْتَرَبْتُ iqtarabtu	اِقْتَرَبْتَ iqtarabta	اِقْتَرَبَ iqtaraba		اِقْتَرَبْتُمَا iqtarabtumā	اِقْتَرَبَا iqtarabā		اِقْتَرَبْنَا iqtarabnā	اِقْتَرَبْتُمْ iqtarabtum	اِقْتَرَبُوا iqtarabū
	f		اِقْتَرَبْتِ iqtarabti	اِقْتَرَبَتْ iqtarabat			اِقْتَرَبَتَا iqtarabatā			اِقْتَرَبْتُنَّ iqtarabtunna	اِقْتَرَبْنَ iqtarabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَقْتَرِبُ ʔaqtaribu	تَقْتَرِبُ taqtaribu	يَقْتَرِبُ yaqtaribu		تَقْتَرِبَانِ taqtaribāni	يَقْتَرِبَانِ yaqtaribāni		نَقْتَرِبُ naqtaribu	تَقْتَرِبُونَ taqtaribūna	يَقْتَرِبُونَ yaqtaribūna
	f		تَقْتَرِبِينَ taqtaribīna	تَقْتَرِبُ taqtaribu			تَقْتَرِبَانِ taqtaribāni			تَقْتَرِبْنَ taqtaribna	يَقْتَرِبْنَ yaqtaribna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَقْتَرِبَ ʔaqtariba	تَقْتَرِبَ taqtariba	يَقْتَرِبَ yaqtariba		تَقْتَرِبَا taqtaribā	يَقْتَرِبَا yaqtaribā		نَقْتَرِبَ naqtariba	تَقْتَرِبُوا taqtaribū	يَقْتَرِبُوا yaqtaribū
	f		تَقْتَرِبِي taqtaribī	تَقْتَرِبَ taqtariba			تَقْتَرِبَا taqtaribā			تَقْتَرِبْنَ taqtaribna	يَقْتَرِبْنَ yaqtaribna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَقْتَرِبْ ʔaqtarib	تَقْتَرِبْ taqtarib	يَقْتَرِبْ yaqtarib		تَقْتَرِبَا taqtaribā	يَقْتَرِبَا yaqtaribā		نَقْتَرِبْ naqtarib	تَقْتَرِبُوا taqtaribū	يَقْتَرِبُوا yaqtaribū
	f		تَقْتَرِبِي taqtaribī	تَقْتَرِبْ taqtarib			تَقْتَرِبَا taqtaribā			تَقْتَرِبْنَ taqtaribna	يَقْتَرِبْنَ yaqtaribna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِقْتَرِبْ iqtarib			اِقْتَرِبَا iqtaribā				اِقْتَرِبُوا iqtaribū
	f		اِقْتَرِبِي iqtaribī							اِقْتَرِبْنَ iqtaribna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	اُقْتُرِبَ uqturiba		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُقْتَرَبُ yuqtarabu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُقْتَرَبَ yuqtaraba		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُقْتَرَبْ yuqtarab		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

References

• Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “اقترب”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2^nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “اقترب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “قرب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN