Arabic vocabulary
اقْتَرَبَ is how you say “draw near” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
وفي السجود سبحانَ ربّي الأعلى فتضعُ النفسَ موضعَها عبدٌ يقتربُ بسجوده لا بصورةٍ يُنشِرها
In prostration: 'Glory be to my Lord, the Most High,' you place the self in its position: a servant who draws near through prostration, not through an image to be shared.
يَقْتَرِبُ — who draws near. Present 'draws near', subject 'he' inside, describing the servant. The form (with -ta-) gives a sense of bringing oneself closer step by step.
From: Remembrance That Reshapes the Heart →OpenArabic teaches words like اقْتَرَبَ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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