مستقبل

Arabic

Etymology

Passive participle of the verb اِسْتَقْبَلَ (istaqbala, “to receive, meet, face”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mus.taq.bal/

• Audio:

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Noun

مُسْتَقْبَل • (mustaqbal) m

1. future

   الِاِسْتِثْمَار فِي التَّعْلِيمِ يُمْكِن أَن يَكُون اِسْتِثْمَارًا فِي مُسْتَقْبَلٍ أَفْضَلٍ.

   al-iistiṯmār fī t-taʕlīmi yumkin ʔan yakūn istiṯmāran fī mustaqbalin ʔafḍalin.

   Investing in education can be an investment in a better future.

2. (grammar) future tense

Declension

Declension of noun مُسْتَقْبَل (mustaqbal)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُسْتَقْبَل mustaqbal	الْمُسْتَقْبَل al-mustaqbal	مُسْتَقْبَل mustaqbal
Nominative	مُسْتَقْبَلٌ mustaqbalun	الْمُسْتَقْبَلُ al-mustaqbalu	مُسْتَقْبَلُ mustaqbalu
Accusative	مُسْتَقْبَلًا mustaqbalan	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَ al-mustaqbala	مُسْتَقْبَلَ mustaqbala
Genitive	مُسْتَقْبَلٍ mustaqbalin	الْمُسْتَقْبَلِ al-mustaqbali	مُسْتَقْبَلِ mustaqbali

Derived terms

• مُسْتَقْبَلِيّ (mustaqbaliyy)

Adjective

مُسْتَقْبَل • (mustaqbal) (feminine مُسْتَقْبَلَة (mustaqbala), masculine plural مُسْتَقْبَلُونَ (mustaqbalūna), feminine plural مُسْتَقْبَلَات (mustaqbalāt))

1. passive participle of اِسْتَقْبَلَ (istaqbala)
2. future

Declension

Declension of adjective مُسْتَقْبَل (mustaqbal)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسْتَقْبَل mustaqbal	الْمُسْتَقْبَل al-mustaqbal	مُسْتَقْبَلَة mustaqbala	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَة al-mustaqbala
Nominative	مُسْتَقْبَلٌ mustaqbalun	الْمُسْتَقْبَلُ al-mustaqbalu	مُسْتَقْبَلَةٌ mustaqbalatun	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَةُ al-mustaqbalatu
Accusative	مُسْتَقْبَلًا mustaqbalan	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَ al-mustaqbala	مُسْتَقْبَلَةً mustaqbalatan	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَةَ al-mustaqbalata
Genitive	مُسْتَقْبَلٍ mustaqbalin	الْمُسْتَقْبَلِ al-mustaqbali	مُسْتَقْبَلَةٍ mustaqbalatin	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَةِ al-mustaqbalati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسْتَقْبَلَيْن mustaqbalayn	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَيْن al-mustaqbalayn	مُسْتَقْبَلَتَيْن mustaqbalatayn	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَتَيْن al-mustaqbalatayn
Nominative	مُسْتَقْبَلَانِ mustaqbalāni	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَانِ al-mustaqbalāni	مُسْتَقْبَلَتَانِ mustaqbalatāni	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَتَانِ al-mustaqbalatāni
Accusative	مُسْتَقْبَلَيْنِ mustaqbalayni	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَيْنِ al-mustaqbalayni	مُسْتَقْبَلَتَيْنِ mustaqbalatayni	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَتَيْنِ al-mustaqbalatayni
Genitive	مُسْتَقْبَلَيْنِ mustaqbalayni	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَيْنِ al-mustaqbalayni	مُسْتَقْبَلَتَيْنِ mustaqbalatayni	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَتَيْنِ al-mustaqbalatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسْتَقْبَلِين mustaqbalīn	الْمُسْتَقْبَلِين al-mustaqbalīn	مُسْتَقْبَلَات mustaqbalāt	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَات al-mustaqbalāt
Nominative	مُسْتَقْبَلُونَ mustaqbalūna	الْمُسْتَقْبَلُونَ al-mustaqbalūna	مُسْتَقْبَلَاتٌ mustaqbalātun	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَاتُ al-mustaqbalātu
Accusative	مُسْتَقْبَلِينَ mustaqbalīna	الْمُسْتَقْبَلِينَ al-mustaqbalīna	مُسْتَقْبَلَاتٍ mustaqbalātin	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَاتِ al-mustaqbalāti
Genitive	مُسْتَقْبَلِينَ mustaqbalīna	الْمُسْتَقْبَلِينَ al-mustaqbalīna	مُسْتَقْبَلَاتٍ mustaqbalātin	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَاتِ al-mustaqbalāti

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: مستقبل (müstakbel)
  • Turkish: müstakbel

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ب ل
10 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic مُسْتَقْبَل (mustaqbal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mus.taɡ.bal/, [mʊstaɡbal]

Noun

مستقبل • (mustagbal) m

1. future
2. (grammar) future tense

   Antonym: ماضي (māḍi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic مُسْتَقْبِل (mustaqbil).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mus.taɡ.bil/, [mʊstaɡbɪl]

Adjective

مستقبل • (mustagbil) (feminine مُسْتَقْبِلة (mustagbila), common plural مُسْتَقْبِلين (mustagbilīn))

1. active participle of استقبل (astagbal, “to receive, to host guests”)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق ب ل
7 terms

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic مُسْتَقْبَل (mustaqbal). Equivalent to the passive participle of استقبل (istaʔbal, “to receive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mus.taʔ.bal/, [musˈtaʔ.bal]

• Audio (Amman):

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Noun

مستقبل • (mustaʔbal) m

1. (time) future

   Antonym: ماضي (māḍi)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُسْتَقْبَل (mustaqbal).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊs.t̪əq.bɪl/
• Rhymes: -ɪl

Adjective

مُسْتَقْبِل • (mustaqbil) (Hindi spelling मुस्तक़बिल)

1. future

Noun

مُسْتَقْبِل • (mustaqbil) m (Hindi spelling मुस्तक़बिल)

1. future
2. (grammar) future tense

   Antonym: ماضی (māzī)

Usage notes

Not to be confused with مُسْتَقْبَل (mustaqbal, adj).

Declension

Declension of مستقبل
	singular	plural
direct	مُسْتَقْبِل (mustaqbil)	مُسْتَقْبِل (mustaqbil)
oblique	مُسْتَقْبِل (mustaqbil)	مُسْتَقْبِلوں (mustaqbilō̃)
vocative	مُسْتَقْبِل (mustaqbil)	مُسْتَقْبِلو (mustaqbilō)

References

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