ق ب ل Form 2

The general meaning

In Form 2, the root ق ب ل takes on an intensive or causative meaning. The doubled middle consonant intensifies the base idea of facing or turning toward, producing the specific act of kissing, bringing one’s face toward another’s in a deliberate, close gesture.

As a result, Form 2 words built from ق ب ل are primarily associated with the act of kissing, the bringing of two faces or surfaces together in direct contact.

Past tense conjugation (الماضي)

English Arabizi Arabic
I kissedqabbaltuقَبَّلْتُ
You (m.) kissedqabbaltaقَبَّلْتَ
You (f.) kissedqabbaltiقَبَّلْتِ
He kissedqabbalaقَبَّلَ
She kissedqabbalatقَبَّلَتْ
You (dual) kissedqabbaltumaaقَبَّلْتُمَا
They (dual, m.) kissedqabbalaaقَبَّلَا
They (dual, f.) kissedqabbalataaقَبَّلَتَا
We kissedqabbalnaaقَبَّلْنَا
You (plural, m.) kissedqabbaltumقَبَّلْتُمْ
You (plural, f.) kissedqabbaltunnaقَبَّلْتُنَّ
They (plural, m.) kissedqabbaluuقَبَّلُوا
They (plural, f.) kissedqabbalnaقَبَّلْنَ

Present tense conjugations (المضارع)​

English Arabizi Arabic
I kiss'uqabbiluأُقَبِّلُ
You (m.) kisstuqabbiluتُقَبِّلُ
You (f.) kisstuqabbiliinaتُقَبِّلينَ
He kissesyuqabbiluيُقَبِّلُ
She kissestuqabbiluتُقَبِّلُ
You (dual) kisstuqabbilaaniتُقَبِّلَانِ
They (dual, m.) kissyuqabbilaaniيُقَبِّلَانِ
They (dual, f.) kisstuqabbilaaniتُقَبِّلَانِ
We kissnuqabbiluنُقَبِّلُ
You (plural, m.) kisstuqabbiluunaتُقَبِّلُونَ
You (plural, f.) kisstuqabbilnaتُقَبِّلْنَ
They (plural, m.) kissyuqabbiluunaيُقَبِّلُونَ
They (plural, f.) kissyuqabbilnaيُقَبِّلْنَ

The verbal noun (المصدر — masdar)

English Arabizi Arabic
Kissingtaqbiilتَقْبِيل

The active participle (اسم الفاعل)

English Arabizi Arabic
One who kissesmuqabbilمُقَبِّل

Passive voice conjugated in the past (الماضي المبني للمجهول)​

English Arabizi Arabic
I was kissedqubbiltuقُبِّلْتُ
You (m.) were kissedqubbiltaقُبِّلْتَ
You (f.) were kissedqubbiltiقُبِّلْتِ
He was kissedqubbilaقُبِّلَ
She was kissedqubbilatقُبِّلَتْ
You (dual) were kissedqubbiltumaaقُبِّلْتُمَا
They (dual, m.) were kissedqubbilaaقُبِّلَا
They (dual, f.) were kissedqubbilataaقُبِّلَتَا
We were kissedqubbilnaaقُبِّلْنَا
You (plural, m.) were kissedqubbiltumقُبِّلْتُمْ
You (plural, f.) were kissedqubbiltunnaقُبِّلْتُنَّ
They (plural, m.) were kissedqubbiluuقُبِّلُوا
They (plural, f.) were kissedqubbilnaقُبِّلْنَ

Passive voice conjugated in the present (المضارع المبني للمجهول)​

English Arabizi Arabic
I am kissed'uqabbaluأُقَبَّلُ
You (m.) are kissedtuqabbaluتُقَبَّلُ
You (f.) are kissedtuqabbaliinaتُقَبَّلينَ
He is kissedyuqabbaluيُقَبَّلُ
She is kissedtuqabbaluتُقَبَّلُ
You (dual) are kissedtuqabbalaaniتُقَبَّلَانِ
They (dual, m.) are kissedyuqabbalaaniيُقَبَّلَانِ
They (dual, f.) are kissedtuqabbalaaniتُقَبَّلَانِ
We are kissednuqabbaluنُقَبَّلُ
You (plural, m.) are kissedtuqabbaluunaتُقَبَّلُونَ
You (plural, f.) are kissedtuqabbalnaتُقَبَّلْنَ
They (plural, m.) are kissedyuqabbaluunaيُقَبَّلُونَ
They (plural, f.) are kissedyuqabbalnaيُقَبَّلْنَ

The passive participle (اسم المفعول)

English Arabizi Arabic
One who has been kissedmuqabbalمُقَبَّل
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