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Arabic

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Root
ق ب ل (q b l)
19 terms

Etymology

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Desiderative to قَبِلَ (qabila, to receive).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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اِسْتَقْبَلَ (istaqbala) X, non-past يَسْتَقْبِلُ‎ (yastaqbilu)

  1. to receive (a person, radio broadcast, etc.)
  2. to turn one’s face toward
  3. to go to meet, to meet
    اِسْتَقْبَلَ الضُّيُوفَ بِابْتِسَامَةٍ حَارَّةٍ.
    He welcomed the guests with a warm smile.
  4. to face, to confront
  5. to place oneself in front of, opposite to (transitive)
  6. to take upon oneself, to assume
  7. to impend

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Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ق ب ل
10 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic اِسْتَقْبَلَ (istaqbala).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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استقبل (astagbal) X (non-past يستقبل (yistagbil))

  1. to receive
  2. to go to meet, to meet

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ق ب ل
7 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic اِسْتَقْبَلَ (istaqbala).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /is.taʔ.bal/, [ɪsˈtaʔ.bal]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

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استقبل (istaʔbal) X (present بستقبل (bistaʔbel))

  1. to receive
    استقبلني في مكتبه.
    istaʔbalni fī maktabo
    He received me in his office.

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of استقبل (staʔbal)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m استقبلت (staʔbalt) استقبلت (staʔbalt) استقبل (staʔbal) استقبلنا (staʔbalna) استقبلتو (staʔbaltu) استقبلو (staʔbalu)
f استقبلتي (staʔbalti) استقبلت (staʔbalat)
present m بستقبل (bastaʔbel) بتستقبل (btistaʔbel) بستقبل (bistaʔbel) منستقبل (mnistaʔbel) بتستقبلو (btistaʔbelu) بستقبلو (bistaʔbelu)
f بتستقبلي (btistaʔbeli) بتستقبل (btistaʔbel)
subjunctive m استقبل (astaʔbel) تستقبل (tistaʔbel) يستقبل (yistaʔbel) نستقبل (nistaʔbel) تستقبلو (tistaʔbelu) يستقبلو (yistaʔbelu)
f تستقبلي (tistaʔbeli) تستقبل (tistaʔbel)
imperative m استقبل (staʔbel) استقبلو (staʔbelu)
f استقبلي (staʔbeli)