Arabic for nearness

qurb
ﻗُﺮﺏ
nearness – masculine singular

The Arabic word for nearness is pronounced qurb and written ﻗُﺮﺏ.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word nearness consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written and pronounced q, ra that is written and pronounced r and beh that is written and pronounced b. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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The word nearness letter by letter

ﻗُﺮﺏ
ﻗـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻗـ
ـﺮ
 
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ـﺮ
ﺑـ
ـﺒـ
ـﺐ
 
qaf
q
ra
r
beh
b
 
 
The Arabic word for nearness consists of: The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel u that is written as the sign ُ above the letter. The letter ra that is written ﺭ ( here ـﺮ ) and pronounced r and is a part of the root of the word. The letter beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗُﺮﺏ and pronounced qurb.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for nearness

fu3l becomes qurb

We have seen that the Arabic word for nearness is written ﻗُﺮﺏ and pronounced qurb. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fu3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fu3l and the root letters are q, r and b, the word becomes qurb.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

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