أَقْرَبَcloser

Example sentences

• 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.

  From: The Joy of Repentance →

• 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.

  From: The Joy of Repentance →