See also: قاتل

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
ق ب ل (q b l)
19 terms

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /qaː.ba.la/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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قَابَلَ (qābala) III (non-past يُقَابِلُ (yuqābilu), verbal noun مُقَابَلَة (muqābala))

  1. to stand exactly opposite, to be opposite, to be face to face
  2. to confront, to face, to counter
  3. to meet, to encounter, to visit, to call on
  4. to interview, to grant an audience, to receive in audience
  5. to repay, to return
  6. to compare, to collate
Conjugation
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Descendants
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  • Swahili: -kabili

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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قَابِل (qābil)

  1. active participle of قَبِلَ (qabila)
  2. susceptible, subject, receptive [with لِ (li) ‘to something’]; -able, -ible
    قَابِل لِٱلاِحْتِرَاقqābil li-l-iḥtirāqburnable (literally, “subject to burning”)
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Descendants
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Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ق ب ل
11 terms

Etymology 1

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From Arabic قَابَلَ (qābala).

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Verb

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قابل (gābal) III (non-past يِقابِل (yigābil))

  1. to meet with
  2. to interview
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of قابل (gābal)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قابلت (gābalt) قابلت (gābalt) قابل (gābal) قابلنا (gābalna) قابلتوا (gābaltu) قابلوا (gābalu)
f قابلتي (gābalti) قابلت (gābalat)
non-past m أقابل (ʔagābil) تقابل (tigābil) يقابل (yigābil) نقابل (nigābil) تقابلوا (tigāblu) يقابلوا (yigāblu)
f تقابلي (tigābli) تقابل (tigābil)
imperative m قابل (gābil) قابلوا (gāblu)
f قابلي (gābli)

Etymology 2

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From Arabic قَابِل (qābil).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡaː.bil/, [ɡaːbɪl]

Adjective

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قابل (gābil) (feminine قابْلة (gābla), common plural قابْلين (gāblīn))

  1. active participle of قِبِل (gibil, to accept)

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic قَابِل (qābil).

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Readings
Classical reading? qāḇil
Dari reading? qābil
Iranian reading? ğâbel
Tajik reading? qobil

Adjective

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Dari قابِل
Iranian Persian
Tajik қобил

قابِل (qâbel) (comparative قابِل‌تَر (qâbel-tar), superlative قابِل‌تَرین (qâbel-tarin))

  1. qualified; able; competent
  2. worthy; deserving
  3. Used with an ezâfe with a meaning equivalent to English -able, -ible.
    قابلِ (qâbel-e) + ‎توجه (tavajjoh, attention) → ‎قابلِ توجه (qâbel-e tavajjoh, noteworthy)
    قابلِ (qâbel-e) + ‎قبول (qabul, acceptance) → ‎قابلِ قبول (qâbel-e qabul, acceptable)
    قابلِ (qâbel-e) + ‎خوردن (xordan, to eat) → ‎قابلِ خوردن (qâbel-e xordan, edible)
    غیرِ (ğeyr-e) + ‎قابلِ (qâbel-e) + ‎کنترل (kontrol, control) → ‎غیرِ قابلِ کنترل (ğeyr-e qâbel-e kontrol, uncontrollable)

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ق ب ل
7 terms

Etymology 1

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From Arabic قَابَلَ (qābala).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔaː.bal/, [ˈʔæː.bal]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡaː.bal/, [ˈɡæː.bal]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

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قابل (ʔābal) III (present بقابل (biʔābel))

  1. to meet with
  2. to interview
Conjugation
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    Conjugation of قابل (ʔābal)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قابلت (ʔābalt) قابلت (ʔābalt) قابل (ʔābal) قابلنا (ʔābalna) قابلتو (ʔābaltu) قابلو (ʔābalu)
f قابلتي (ʔābalti) قابلت (ʔābalat)
present m بقابل (baʔābel) بتقابل (bitʔābel) بقابل (biʔābel) منقابل (minʔābel) بتقابلو (bitʔāblu) بقابلو (biʔāblu)
f بتقابلي (bitʔābli) بتقابل (bitʔābel)
subjunctive m اقابل (aʔābel) تقابل (tʔābel) يقابل (yʔābel) نقابل (nʔābel) تقابلو (tʔāblu) يقابلو (yʔāblu)
f تقابلي (tʔābli) تقابل (tʔābel)
imperative m قابل (ʔābel) قابلو (ʔāblu)
f قابلي (ʔābli)

Etymology 2

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From Arabic قَابِل (qābil).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔaː.bil/, [ˈʔæː.bɪl]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡaː.bil/, [ˈɡæː.bɪl]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Participle

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قابل (ʔābel) (feminine قابلة (ʔāble), common plural قابلين (ʔāblīn))

  1. active participle of قبل (ʔibil, to accept)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian قابل (qābil), from Arabic قَابِل (qābil).

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Adjective

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قابِل (qābil) (Hindi spelling क़ाबिल)

  1. capable
  2. worthy, deserving
    Synonyms: یوگْیہ (yogyh), لائِق (lāiq)

References

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  • قابل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • قابل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.