ق ب ل Form 3

The general meaning

In Form 3, the root ق ب ل takes on a directional and reciprocal meaning. It conveys the idea of turning one’s face toward another, of meeting, facing, or standing in front of someone in an interactive way. The Form 3 pattern implies a relationship between two parties, with each oriented toward the other.

As a result, Form 3 words built from ق ب ل commonly relate to meeting someone, facing them, standing opposite them, or comparing two things by placing them against each other.

Past tense conjugation (الماضي)

English Arabizi Arabic
I metqaabaltuقَابَلْتُ
You (m.) metqaabaltaقَابَلْتَ
You (f.) metqaabaltiقَابَلْتِ
He metqaabalaقَابَلَ
She metqaabalatقَابَلَتْ
You (dual) metqaabaltumaaقَابَلْتُمَا
They (dual, m.) metqaabalaaقَابَلَا
They (dual, f.) metqaabalataaقَابَلَتَا
We metqaabalnaaقَابَلْنَا
You (plural, m.) metqaabaltumقَابَلْتُمْ
You (plural, f.) metqaabaltunnaقَابَلْتُنَّ
They (plural, m.) metqaabaluuقَابَلُوا
They (plural, f.) metqaabalnaقَابَلْنَ

Present tense conjugations (المضارع)​

English Arabizi Arabic
I meet'uqaabiluأُقَابِلُ
You (m.) meettuqaabiluتُقَابِلُ
You (f.) meettuqaabiliinaتُقَابِلينَ
He meetsyuqaabiluيُقَابِلُ
She meetstuqaabiluتُقَابِلُ
You (dual) meettuqaabilaaniتُقَابِلَانِ
They (dual, m.) meetyuqaabilaaniيُقَابِلَانِ
They (dual, f.) meettuqaabilaaniتُقَابِلَانِ
We meetnuqaabiluنُقَابِلُ
You (plural, m.) meettuqaabiluunaتُقَابِلُونَ
You (plural, f.) meettuqaabilnaتُقَابِلْنَ
They (plural, m.) meetyuqaabiluunaيُقَابِلُونَ
They (plural, f.) meetyuqaabilnaيُقَابِلْنَ

The verbal noun (المصدر — masdar)

English Arabizi Arabic
Meeting / Encounter / Comparisonmuqaabalahمُقَابَلَة

The active participle (اسم الفاعل)

English Arabizi Arabic
One who meets / Opposite / In exchange formuqaabilمُقَابِل

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

English Arabizi Arabic
I was metquubiltuقُوبِلْتُ
You (m.) were metquubiltaقُوبِلْتَ
You (f.) were metquubiltiقُوبِلْتِ
He was metquubilaقُوبِلَ
She was metquubilatقُوبِلَتْ
You (dual) were metquubiltumaaقُوبِلْتُمَا
They (dual, m.) were metquubilaaقُوبِلَا
They (dual, f.) were metquubilataaقُوبِلَتَا
We were metquubilnaaقُوبِلْنَا
You (plural, m.) were metquubiltumقُوبِلْتُمْ
You (plural, f.) were metquubiltunnaقُوبِلْتُنَّ
They (plural, m.) were metquubiluuقُوبِلُوا
They (plural, f.) were metquubilnaقُوبِلْنَ

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

English Arabizi Arabic
I am met'uqaabaluأُقَابَلُ
You (m.) are mettuqaabaluتُقَابَلُ
You (f.) are mettuqaabaliinaتُقَابَلينَ
He is metyuqaabaluيُقَابَلُ
She is mettuqaabaluتُقَابَلُ
You (dual) are mettuqaabalaaniتُقَابَلَانِ
They (dual, m.) are metyuqaabalaaniيُقَابَلَانِ
They (dual, f.) are mettuqaabalaaniتُقَابَلَانِ
We are metnuqaabaluنُقَابَلُ
You (plural, m.) are mettuqaabaluunaتُقَابَلُونَ
You (plural, f.) are mettuqaabalnaتُقَابَلْنَ
They (plural, m.) are metyuqaabaluunaيُقَابَلُونَ
They (plural, f.) are metyuqaabalnaيُقَابَلْنَ

The passive participle (اسم المفعول)

English Arabizi Arabic
One who has been metmuqaabalمُقَابَل
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