أَقْرَبَ closer in Arabic
أَقْرَبَ is how you say “closer” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
فَكَانَ إِلَى الْقَرِيَةِ الصَّالِحَةِ أَقْرَبَ بِشِبْرٍ فَجُعِلَ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا
So he was an inch closer to the righteous village and was made one of its people.
أَقْرَبَ closer
This is a comparative describing word ('closer'), built on Arabic's 'more X' pattern. It is the predicate completing the earlier 'was' verb, and that linking verb is why it carries the accusative tail ending rather than the plain subject form.
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More example sentences
فَوَجَدُوهُ إِلَى هَذِهِ أَقْرَبَ بِشِبْرٍ فَغُفِرَ لَهُ
They found him closer to this one by a finger's breadth, and he was forgiven.
أَقْرَبَ closer
This is a comparative describing word ('closer'), built on Arabic's 'more X' pattern. It completes the result of the finding as a predicate-like complement and carries the accusative tail ending tied to that 'found him (to be)' framing.