Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مُقَابَلَة (muqābala).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? muqāḇala
Dari reading? muqābala
Iranian reading? moğâbele
Tajik reading? muqobala

Noun

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مقابله (moqâbele)

  1. opposition, confrontation
  2. comparison, collation (e.g. of different editions of a book)

Derived terms

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