قَرَابَةٌ
1.
, (S, O, K,) which is originally a verbal noun, (S,) [i. e., of قَرُبَ, as is also, apparently, every one of its syns. here following,] and
قُرْبَى and
قُرْبَةٌ and
قُرُبَةٌ (S, O, K) and
قُرْبٌ (S, O) and
مَقْرُبَةٌ and
مَقْرَبَةٌ (S, O, K)
مَقْرِبَةٌ, (K,) all of them, (S, O, K,) or the first and
قُرْبَى, (Msb,) signify Relationship, or relationship by the female side; (S, O, * Msb, K, * TA;) or the first has the former of these significations and
قُرْبَى has the latter of them: (T, TA:) [in the S, القَرَابَةُ is explained signifying القُرْبَى فِى الرَّحِمِ; and in the Mgh and Msb, it and
القُرْبَى are explained as being فِى الرَّحِمِ; but in the T, as cited in the TA, the former is explained as being فِى النَّسَبِ, and
القُرْبَى as being فِى الرَّحِمِ: see the first sentence of this article:] you say, بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَهُ قَرَابَةٌ &c. [i. e. Between me and him is a relationship, or a relationship by the female side]. (S, O.)
2.
See also قَرِيبٌ, latter half, in six places.