Arabic word sheet
قُرْبَى
Kinship, family ties
- Type
- noun
- Root
- ق ر ب
Meaning and usage
Kinship, family ties
The tie that binds people of the same family. "Those of kinship" is the way to say the near relatives.
بَيْنَ الْجَارِ وَالْمُعَلِّمِ قُرْبَى.
There is a family tie between the neighbour and the teacher.
Word family
What the root means ق ر ب
The root is about nearness, the opposite of distance. From it come to be near, to draw near, to bring near, what is close, and the tie that binds members of one family.
to be near, to come near
قَرُبَ
nearness
قُرْبٌ
near; a relative
kinship
قَرَابَةٌ
to draw near
اِقْتَرَبَ
to bring near
قَرَّبَ
Synonyms
blood tie
رَحِمٌ
It first names the womb, then kinship by birth; it stresses the tie of blood.
lineage, descent
نَسَبٌ
Said of the line one descends from rather than of the tie between living relatives.