No. 2,133 in Arabic

قريب

Close; near.

In a sentence

البيت قريب من المدرسة.
The house is close to the school.
The word "قريب" functions as an adjective here, meaning "close" and describes the proximity of the house to the school.
السيارة تسير بسرعة قريب من سرعة الطائرة.
The car is moving at a speed close to the speed of the airplane.
The word "قريب" is used adverbially here to mean "close to" indicating an approximate comparison in speed between the car and the airplane.
هذا الشخص قريب لي وهو ابن عمي.
This person is a relative of mine; he is my cousin.
In this sentence, "قريب" is used as a noun to mean "relative," signifying family relation in the context.

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