قرابة
Arabic edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| ق ر ب (q-r-b) |
Compare قَرُبَ (qaruba, “to be near”).
Preposition edit
قُرَابَة • (qurāba)
- about, almost, approximately, just, nearly, roughly
- Synonym: حَوَالِي (ḥawālī)
- عَاشَ قُرَابَةَ مِائَةِ سَنَةٍ
- ʕāša qurābata miʔati sanatin
- He lived approximately/nearly a hundred years.
- قَبْلَ قُرَابَةِ ثَلَاثَةِ أَسَابِيعَ
- qabla qurābati ṯalāṯati ʔasābīʕa
- approximately three weeks ago
Usage notes edit
- This preposition behaves like a noun as it can be declined. See also other prepositions that can be declined to some extent, e. g. بَعْدَ (baʕda) and مِنْ بَعْدِ (min baʕdi).
Inflection edit
- Nominative
| Inflected forms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base form | قُرَابَةُ (qurābatu) | ||||
| Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
| Masculine | Feminine | Common | Masculine | Feminine | |
| First person | قُرَابَتِي (qurābatī) | قُرَابَتُنَا (qurābatunā) | |||
| Second person | قُرَابَتُكَ (qurābatuka) | قُرَابَتُكِ (qurābatuki) | قُرَابَتُكُمَا (qurābatukumā) | قُرَابَتُكُمْ (qurābatukum) | قُرَابَتُكُنَّ (qurābatukunna) |
| Third person | قُرَابَتُهُ (qurābatuhu) | قُرَابَتُهَا (qurābatuhā) | قُرَابَتُهُمَا (qurābatuhumā) | قُرَابَتُهُمْ (qurābatuhum) | قُرَابَتُهُنَّ (qurābatuhunna) |
- Accusative
| Inflected forms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base form | قُرَابَةَ (qurābata) | ||||
| Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
| Masculine | Feminine | Common | Masculine | Feminine | |
| First person | قُرَابَتِي (qurābatī) | قُرَابَتَنَا (qurābatanā) | |||
| Second person | قُرَابَتَكَ (qurābataka) | قُرَابَتَكِ (qurābataki) | قُرَابَتَكُمَا (qurābatakumā) | قُرَابَتَكُمْ (qurābatakum) | قُرَابَتَكُنَّ (qurābatakunna) |
| Third person | قُرَابَتَهُ (qurābatahu) | قُرَابَتَهَا (qurābatahā) | قُرَابَتَهُمَا (qurābatahumā) | قُرَابَتَهُمْ (qurābatahum) | قُرَابَتَهُنَّ (qurābatahunna) |
- Genitive
| Inflected forms | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base form | قُرَابَةِ (qurābati) | ||||
| Personal-pronoun- including forms |
Singular | Dual | Plural | ||
| Masculine | Feminine | Common | Masculine | Feminine | |
| First person | قُرَابَتِي (qurābatī) | قُرَابَتِنَا (qurābatinā) | |||
| Second person | قُرَابَتِكَ (qurābatika) | قُرَابَتِكِ (qurābatiki) | قُرَابَتِكُمَا (qurābatikumā) | قُرَابَتِكُمْ (qurābatikum) | قُرَابَتِكُنَّ (qurābatikunna) |
| Third person | قُرَابَتِهِ (qurābatihi) | قُرَابَتِهَا (qurābatihā) | قُرَابَتِهِمَا (qurābatihimā) | قُرَابَتِهِمْ (qurābatihim) | قُرَابَتِهِنَّ (qurābatihinna) |
Noun edit
قَرَابَة • (qarāba) f
- verbal noun of قَرُبَ (qaruba) (form I)
Declension edit
Declension of noun قَرَابَة (qarāba)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | قَرَابَة qarāba |
الْقَرَابَة al-qarāba |
قَرَابَة qarābat |
| Nominative | قَرَابَةٌ qarābatun |
الْقَرَابَةُ al-qarābatu |
قَرَابَةُ qarābatu |
| Accusative | قَرَابَةً qarābatan |
الْقَرَابَةَ al-qarābata |
قَرَابَةَ qarābata |
| Genitive | قَرَابَةٍ qarābatin |
الْقَرَابَةِ al-qarābati |
قَرَابَةِ qarābati |
Hijazi Arabic edit
| Root |
|---|
| ق ر ب |
| 5 terms |
Etymology edit
From Arabic قَرَابَة (qarāba).