ق ب ل Form 6

The general meaning

In Form 6, the root ق ب ل takes on a fully reciprocal meaning. Instead of one party meeting or facing another, it conveys the idea of two or more parties turning their faces toward each other simultaneously, meeting face to face, standing opposite one another, or being placed in direct opposition.

As a result, Form 6 words built from ق ب ل relate to mutual encounter, facing one another, or standing in direct contrast or opposition.

Past tense conjugation (الماضي)

English Arabizi Arabic
I met (one another)taqaabaltuتَقَابَلْتُ
You (m.) met (one another)taqaabaltaتَقَابَلْتَ
You (f.) met (one another)taqaabaltiتَقَابَلْتِ
He met (one another)taqaabalaتَقَابَلَ
She met (one another)taqaabalatتَقَابَلَتْ
You (dual) met one anothertaqaabaltumaaتَقَابَلْتُمَا
They (dual, m.) met one anothertaqaabalaaتَقَابَلَا
They (dual, f.) met one anothertaqaabalataaتَقَابَلَتَا
We met one anothertaqaabalnaaتَقَابَلْنَا
You (plural, m.) met one anothertaqaabaltumتَقَابَلْتُمْ
You (plural, f.) met one anothertaqaabaltunnaتَقَابَلْتُنَّ
They (plural, m.) met one anothertaqaabaluuتَقَابَلُوا
They (plural, f.) met one anothertaqaabalnaتَقَابَلْنَ

Present tense conjugations (المضارع)​

English Arabizi Arabic
I meet (one another)'ataqaabaluأَتَقَابَلُ
You (m.) meet (one another)tataqaabaluتَتَقَابَلُ
You (f.) meet (one another)tataqaabaliinaتَتَقَابَلينَ
He meets (one another)yataqaabaluيَتَقَابَلُ
She meets (one another)tataqaabaluتَتَقَابَلُ
You (dual) meet one anothertataqaabalaaniتَتَقَابَلَانِ
They (dual, m.) meet one anotheryataqaabalaaniيَتَقَابَلَانِ
They (dual, f.) meet one anothertataqaabalaaniتَتَقَابَلَانِ
We meet one anothernataqaabaluنَتَقَابَلُ
You (plural, m.) meet one anothertataqaabaluunaتَتَقَابَلُونَ
You (plural, f.) meet one anothertataqaabalnaتَتَقَابَلْنَ
They (plural, m.) meet one anotheryataqaabaluunaيَتَقَابَلُونَ
They (plural, f.) meet one anotheryataqaabalnaيَتَقَابَلْنَ

The verbal noun (المصدر — masdar)

English Arabizi Arabic
Mutual meeting / Facing one anothertaqaabulتَقَابُل

The active participle (اسم الفاعل)

English Arabizi Arabic
One who meets face to facemutaqaabilمُتَقَابِل
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