Arabic vocabulary
How to say “closeness” in Arabic, with pronunciation and real example sentences from OpenArabic texts.
اجعل لكل يوم وقفة محاسبة قصيرة ما الذي زادني قربًا من ربي اليوم، وما الذي زاد الغفلة سمكًا حول قلبي
Make a brief accounting each day: What brought me closer to my Lord today, and what increased the thickness of heedlessness around my heart.
قُرْبًا — closer. 'qurb' = 'nearness'. The '-an' ending means 'in nearness' — 'increased me in closeness'.
From: Small Daily Habits →إذا داهمك خاطرٌ يجرّك إلى رياءٍ أو عُجب، اسأله بهدوء هل يزيدني قربًا أم يصنع لي تمثالًا من دخان
If a thought comes to you that leads you to vanity or conceit, ask it calmly: does it bring me closer, or does it create a statue of smoke?
قُرْبًا — closer. 'qurb' = 'nearness'. The '-an' ending means 'in nearness'.
From: On Sincerity →OpenArabic teaches words like قُرْبٌ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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