تَقَرَّبَdraw close in Arabic

Example sentences

• وَإِذا تعرفوا إِلَى مُلُوكهمْ وكبرائهم وتقربوا إِلَيْهِم لينالوا بهم الْعِزَّة والرفعة فتعرف أَنْت إِلَى الله وتودد إِلَيْهِ

  And if they seek to know their kings and leaders and draw close to them to obtain honor and elevation through them, you seek to know God and draw close to Him.

  وَتَقَرَّبُوا — and they draw close. Another Form V verb, 'bring oneself near', with the plural 'they' inside. The 'ta-' plus doubling pattern stresses the deliberate self-positioning; the form is past, read as habit.

  From: Contentment with What God Wills →