Arabic vocabulary
شَارَفَnear
How to say “near” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
فَإِذا شَارف قدوم بلد الْوَصْل خرجت تقادم الحبيب باللقاء
When they neared the arrival of the land of meeting, offerings came forth to greet the beloved.
شَارَفَ — they neared. A past-tense (form III) verb 'drew close / was on the verge of', subject coming next — neared. The approach of arrival.
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