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qarīb (v.n. fr. قرب 'to be near,' etc.), adj. Near (in point of time, place, or connexion), nigh, neighbouring, adjacent; akin, relative;—adv. Nearly, almost, about:—qarību’l-iḵẖtitām, On the point of completion; near the end or close:—qarību’l-fahm, or qarību’l-qiyās, adj. Within the reach of the understanding or conception; conceivable, intelligible; comprehensible; reasonable; presumable:—qarību’l-marg, or qarīb-ě-marg, On the point of death, dying:—qarību’l wuqū, adj. On the point of happening; impending, imminent:—qarīb-qarīb, adv. Very near, close upon:—qarīb-kar, adv. Closely, approximately:—’anqarīb; see s.v.’an.
Origin: Arabic