Distance, order, and the future tense markers.

• قَرِيب
  near, close

  qarīb

  adjective · 26×
• بَعِيد
  far, distant

  baʿīd

  adjective · 25×
• أَوَّل
  first

  awwal

  adjective · 82×
• آخِر
  last, final

  ākhir

  adjective · 155×
• سَ
  will (soon)

  sa

  particle · 119×
• سَوْفَ
  will, shall (later)

  sawfa

  particle · 42×