اقْتَرِبْ
A word in the Arabic language will either be 1) a verb or 2) a noun or 3) a particle – اقْتَرِبْ is a verb
Be near! Draw near
To be near to, approach, offer, be near in relationship or rank, be at hand, draw near
A verb will either be 1) past tense or 2) present or future tense or 3) a command or request verb, also called an imperative – اقْتَرِبْ is a command verb
| مُخَاتَبٌ أَنْتَ | اِسْمُ الْمَفْعُوْلِ | اِسْمُ الْفَاعِلِ | ق ر ب | اِقْتَرَبَ يَقْتَرِبُ | بَابٌ اِفْتِعَالٌ |
| Subject You | Passive participle | Active participle | Root | Form 8 | اَلْمَصْدَرُ |
| مُقْتَرَبٌ | مُقْتَرِبٌ | فِعْلٌ | Reflexive of form 1/Reciprocal/Passive | إِقْتِرَابٌ | |
| Verb of command Request | فِعْلُ أَمْرٍ | Present and future tense verb | فِعْلٌ مُضَارِعٌ | Past tense verb | فِعْلٌ مَاضٍ |
| He draws near | يَقْتَرِبُ | He drew near | اِقْتَرَبَ | ||
| They two draw near | يَقْتَرِبَانِ | They two drew near | اِقْتَرَبَا | ||
| They draw near | يَقْتَرِبُوْنَ | They drew near | اِقْتَرَبُوْا | ||
| She draws near | تَقْتَرِبُ | She drew near | اَقْتَرَبَتْ | ||
| They two (feminine) draw near | تَقْتَرِبَانِ | They two (feminine) drew near | اِقْتَرَبَتَا | ||
| They (feminine) draw near | يَقْتَرِبْنَ | They (feminine) drew near | اِقْتَرَبْنَ | ||
| Draw near | اقْتَرِبْ | You draw near | تَقْتَرِبُ | You drew near | اِقْتَرَبْتَ |
| Draw near (You two) | اقْتَرِبَا | You two draw near | تَقْتَرِبَانِ | You two drew near | اِقْتَرَبْتُمَا |
| Draw near (You all) | اقْتَرِبُوْا | You all draw near | تَقْتَرِبُوْنَ | You all drew near | اِقْتَرَبْتُمْ |
| Draw near (feminine) | اقْتَرِبِي | You (feminine) draw near | تَقْتَرِبِيْنَ | You (feminine) drew near | اِقْتَرَبْتِ |
| Draw near (You two feminine) | اقْتَرِبَا | You two (feminine) draw near | تَقْتَرِبَانِ | You two (feminine) drew near | اِقْتَرَبْتُمَا |
| Draw near (You all feminine) | اقْتَرِبْنَ | You all (feminine) draw near | تَقْتَرِبْنَ | You all (feminine) drew near | اِقْتَرَبْتُنَّ |
| I draw near | أَقْتَرِبُ | I drew near | اِقْتَرَبْتُ | ||
| We draw near | نَقْتَرِبُ | We drew near | اِقْتَرَبْنَا | ||
| Surah/ | Below is the only verse in the holy Quran containing the imperative verb | اقْتَرِبْ |
| Verse | ||
| 96-19 | Nay! do not obey him, fall prostrate and draw near to Allah SWT | كَلَّا لَا تُطِعْهُ وَاسْجُدْ وَاقْتَرِبْ |
Form 8 is the reflexive or middle voice (مُطَاوِعٌ) of form 1. The reflex object is either a) the direct object or accusative or b) the indirect object or dative implying for oneself or for one’s own advantage. Reflexive verbs describe actions that a subject or subjects perform on itself or themselves using reflexive pronouns like myself, ourselves, yourself, him or herself, itself etc
2) It is common in this form to express reciprocity (describing actions that two or more people perform on each other)
3) Occasionally the original reflexive meaning passes into the passive, especially in verbs which do not have form 7
4) In a few verbs form 8 and form 1 agree so closely that they may be translated by the same word