متقارب

Arabic

Root
ق ر ب (q r b)
17 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb تَقَارَبَ (taqāraba, “to participate”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.ta.qaː.rib/

Adjective

مُتَقَارِب • (mutaqārib) (feminine مُتَقَارِبَة (mutaqāriba), masculine plural مُتَقَارِبُونَ (mutaqāribūna), feminine plural مُتَقَارِبَات (mutaqāribāt))

Declension

Declension of adjective **مُتَقَارِب** (mutaqārib)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُتَقَارِب mutaqārib	الْمُتَقَارِب al-mutaqārib	مُتَقَارِبَة mutaqāriba	الْمُتَقَارِبَة al-mutaqāriba
nominative	مُتَقَارِبٌ mutaqāribun	الْمُتَقَارِبُ al-mutaqāribu	مُتَقَارِبَةٌ mutaqāribatun	الْمُتَقَارِبَةُ al-mutaqāribatu
accusative	مُتَقَارِبًا mutaqāriban	الْمُتَقَارِبَ al-mutaqāriba	مُتَقَارِبَةً mutaqāribatan	الْمُتَقَارِبَةَ al-mutaqāribata
genitive	مُتَقَارِبٍ mutaqāribin	الْمُتَقَارِبِ al-mutaqāribi	مُتَقَارِبَةٍ mutaqāribatin	الْمُتَقَارِبَةِ al-mutaqāribati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُتَقَارِبَيْن mutaqāribayn	الْمُتَقَارِبَيْن al-mutaqāribayn	مُتَقَارِبَتَيْن mutaqāribatayn	الْمُتَقَارِبَتَيْن al-mutaqāribatayn
nominative	مُتَقَارِبَانِ mutaqāribāni	الْمُتَقَارِبَانِ al-mutaqāribāni	مُتَقَارِبَتَانِ mutaqāribatāni	الْمُتَقَارِبَتَانِ al-mutaqāribatāni
accusative	مُتَقَارِبَيْنِ mutaqāribayni	الْمُتَقَارِبَيْنِ al-mutaqāribayni	مُتَقَارِبَتَيْنِ mutaqāribatayni	الْمُتَقَارِبَتَيْنِ al-mutaqāribatayni
genitive	مُتَقَارِبَيْنِ mutaqāribayni	الْمُتَقَارِبَيْنِ al-mutaqāribayni	مُتَقَارِبَتَيْنِ mutaqāribatayni	الْمُتَقَارِبَتَيْنِ al-mutaqāribatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُتَقَارِبِين mutaqāribīn	الْمُتَقَارِبِين al-mutaqāribīn	مُتَقَارِبَات mutaqāribāt	الْمُتَقَارِبَات al-mutaqāribāt
nominative	مُتَقَارِبُونَ mutaqāribūna	الْمُتَقَارِبُونَ al-mutaqāribūna	مُتَقَارِبَاتٌ mutaqāribātun	الْمُتَقَارِبَاتُ al-mutaqāribātu
accusative	مُتَقَارِبِينَ mutaqāribīna	الْمُتَقَارِبِينَ al-mutaqāribīna	مُتَقَارِبَاتٍ mutaqāribātin	الْمُتَقَارِبَاتِ al-mutaqāribāti
genitive	مُتَقَارِبِينَ mutaqāribīna	الْمُتَقَارِبِينَ al-mutaqāribīna	مُتَقَارِبَاتٍ mutaqāribātin	الْمُتَقَارِبَاتِ al-mutaqāribāti

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: mütəqarib
→ Persian: متقارب (motaqâreb)
→ Ottoman Turkish: متقارب (mütekârib)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُتَقَارِب (mutaqārib).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /mu.ta.qaː.ˈɾib/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.qɑː.ɾɪ́b]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.t̪ʰä.qɑː.ɾɪ́b]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.t̪ʰä.qɔː.ɾíb̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.t̪ʰæ.ʁɒː.ɹéb̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.t̪ʰä.qɔ.ɾíb]

Readings
Classical reading^?	mutaqārib
Dari reading^?	mutaqārib
Iranian reading^?	motaġâreb
Tajik reading^?	mutaqorib

Adjective

متقارب • (motaqâreb)

convergent

Noun

متقارب • (motaqâreb)

short for (bahr-e motaqâreb): a poetic meter associated with heroic epic poems, which is [ ˘ – – ˘ – – ˘ – – ˘ – ] where [ ˘ ] marks short syllables and [ – ] marks long ones