كَارِبٌ
Root: كرب
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كَارِبٌ
[Becoming near; drawing near; approaching]: near; nigh.
2 'Abd-Keys Ibn-Khufáf El-Burjumee says,
def.2 أَمْرٌ كَارِبُ An afflicting, distressing, or oppressive, affair.
2 'Abd-Keys Ibn-Khufáf El-Burjumee says,
[O my child, verily thy father is near to his day : therefore when thou shalt be called to generous actions, make haste].أَبُنَىَّ إِنَّ أَبَاكَ كَارِبُ يَوْمِهِ فَإِذَا دُعِيتَ إِلَى المَكَارِمِ فَٱعْجَلِ
def.2 أَمْرٌ كَارِبُ An afflicting, distressing, or oppressive, affair.
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