English → Arabic
nearby in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- qarīb
- Arabizi
2areeb- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Root
- ق ر ب
How to use it
"Nearby" is used to describe something that is close in distance. It works as an adjective (e.g., a nearby shop) or an adverb (e.g., come nearby). In Arabic, the common word is قَرِيب and agrees in gender with the noun it modifies.
Example sentences
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المكتبة قريبة من المنزل.
al-maktaba qarība min al-manzil.
The library is nearby the house.
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هل يوجد فندق قريب؟
hal yūjad funduq qarīb?
Is there a nearby hotel?
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المطعم قريب من هنا.
al-maṭʿam qarīb min hunā.
The restaurant is nearby here.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
People Nearby
الأشخاص القريبون
Fadil waited nearby.
انتظر سامي بالجوار.
There is a hospital nearby.
هناك مستشفى بالقرب من هنا.
Sami waited at a nearby hotel.
كان سامي ينتظر في فندق مجاور.
Tom was sitting at a nearby table.
توم كان جالسا على طاولة قريبة.
Nearby is the bus station for long-distance buses.
بالقرب من محطة حافلات المسافات الطويلة.
The injured soldiers were taken to nearby hospitals.
ثم نقل المصابين من الجنود إلى المستشفيات القريبة.
On nearby streets, houses and businesses were destroyed.
تذكرت مدونة غرائب الكرة تفاصيل الكارثة:
The Middle East is a potentially lucrative nearby market.
ويشكل الشرق الأوسط سوقاً قريبة مربحة.
The local population nearby the shore subside on fishing.
بينما السكان المحليين بالقرب من الشاطئ يعيشون من صيد السمك.
Instead, one method can be used to measure nearby distances, a second can be used to measure nearby to intermediate distances, and so on.
يمكن فقط قياس المسافة المباشرة الحقيقية لأحد الأجسام الفلكية إذا كان قريبًا بقدر كاف (أقل من ألف فرسخ فلكي) إلى الأرض.
The ancient city, located on a hill, high, entered in contact with the nearby Greek colonies, and developed thanks to the nearby port of Camerina.
المدينة القديمة تقع على تلة ارتفاعها 300 متر، وكانت على الاتصال بالمستعمرات اليونانية القريبة وتطورت بفضل ميناء كاميرينا القريب.
Questions and answers
Can "nearby" be used as an adverb?
Yes, in English you can say "come nearby". In Arabic you would usually use a phrase like "اقترب" instead of a single adverb.
Is there a plural form of "nearby"?
No, "nearby" does not change for plural; you just apply it to a plural noun (e.g., nearby shops).
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