No. 1,336 in Arabic

أقرب

"Closer" or "nearest."

In a sentence

أقرب مكتبة إلى منزلي تبعد عشرة دقائق سيرًا.
The nearest library to my home is ten minutes away by foot.
Here, 'أقرب' is used as a superlative adjective meaning 'nearest'.
تحتاج إلى أن تقرب الكرسي إلى الطاولة لتكون أكثر راحة.
You need to move the chair closer to the table to be more comfortable.
In this sentence, 'تقرب' is the verb form meaning 'to move closer'.
في الحفلة، شعرت أنني أقرب إلى أصدقائي من أي وقت مضى.
At the party, I felt closer to my friends than ever before.
Here, 'أقرب' is used metaphorically to express emotional closeness.

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