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Kalimāt: Arabic for Islamic and Arabic Studies

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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
to come near

اقترب، يقترب، اقترابا (من)‏

اِقْتَرَبَ، يَقْتَرِبُ، اِقْتِراباً (مِنْ)‏

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Categories:
Knowledge: active
Frequency: 3
Part of speech: verb
Morphological category: verb
Morph. pattern: اِفْتَعَلَ
Form: VIII
Root: قرب
Subject: Feelings and senses, Military, Politics, Law, Travel and tourism, Sports

Sample sentences:

وَقَفْتُ على الشَّاطِئِ وراقَبْتُ السَّفينَةَ وهي تَقْتَرِبُ مِنَ المِيناءِ.

اِقْتَرِبْ مِنِّي قَليلاً كَي أَراكَ جَيِّداً!