Arabic

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Root
ق ب ل (q b l)
19 terms

Etymology

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Derived from the active participle of تَقَابَلَ (taqābala).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مُتَقَابِل (mutaqābil) (feminine مُتَقَابِلَة (mutaqābila), masculine plural مُتَقَابِلُونَ (mutaqābilūna), feminine plural مُتَقَابِلَات (mutaqābilāt))

  1. active participle of تَقَابَلَ (taqābala): facing each other
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 15:47:
      وَنَزَعْنَا مَا فِي صُدُورِهِمْ مِنْ غِلٍّ إِخْوَانًا عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُتَقَابِلِينَ
      wanazaʕnā mā fī ṣudūrihim min ḡillin ʔiḵwānan ʕalā sururin mutaqābilīna
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Ottoman Turkish: متقابل (mütekabil)