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اقْتَرَبَ

iq'taraba

come near

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Root letters: ق ر بAppears 5 times in the Qur'an#1,280 most frequentVerb (fiʿl)Verb form VIII
Learn it in lesson 128

About this word

Verb (fiʿl)Verb form VIIIRoot letters: ق ر ب

Tense forms — as used in the Qur'an

  • Past (māḍī)ٱقْتَرَبَ4 times
  • Command (amr)وَٱقْتَرِب ۩1 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • ٱقْتَرَبَcome neariq'taraba · 2 times
  • وَٱقْتَرَبَAnd has approachedwa-iq'taraba · 1 times
  • ٱقْتَرَبَتِHas come neariq'tarabati · 1 times
  • وَٱقْتَرِب ۩and draw near (to Allah)wa-iq'tarib · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root ق ر ب — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

The Hour has come near, and the moon has split [in two].

Surah 54:1 — Read full ayah

No! Do not obey him. But prostrate and draw near [to Allāh].

Surah 96:19 — Read full ayah

[The time of] their account has approached for the people, while they are in heedlessness turning away.

Surah 21:1 — Read full ayah