In Form 7, the root ق ب ل takes on a passive or spontaneous meaning. It conveys the idea of being accepted as a natural result, of something finding acceptance without a deliberate external agent forcing it.
The Form 7 prefix اِنـ implies that the action happens to the subject spontaneously or as a consequence of its own nature.
Note: This form of the root is rare in classical and modern Arabic usage and is included here for grammatical completeness. The passive of Form 1 (قُبِلَ / يُقْبَلُ) is normally used to express this meaning instead.
Past tense conjugation (الماضي)
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I was accepted
inqabaltu
اِنْقَبَلْتُ
You (m.) were accepted
inqabalta
اِنْقَبَلْتَ
You (f.) were accepted
inqabalti
اِنْقَبَلْتِ
He was accepted
inqabala
اِنْقَبَلَ
She was accepted
inqabalat
اِنْقَبَلَتْ
You (dual) were accepted
inqabaltumaa
اِنْقَبَلْتُمَا
They (dual, m.) were accepted
inqabalaa
اِنْقَبَلَا
They (dual, f.) were accepted
inqabalataa
اِنْقَبَلَتَا
We were accepted
inqabalnaa
اِنْقَبَلْنَا
You (plural, m.) were accepted
inqabaltum
اِنْقَبَلْتُمْ
You (plural, f.) were accepted
inqabaltunna
اِنْقَبَلْتُنَّ
They (plural, m.) were accepted
inqabaluu
اِنْقَبَلُوا
They (plural, f.) were accepted
inqabalna
اِنْقَبَلْنَ
Present tense conjugations (المضارع)
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I am accepted
'anqabilu
أَنْقَبِلُ
You (m.) are accepted
tanqabilu
تَنْقَبِلُ
You (f.) are accepted
tanqabiliina
تَنْقَبِلِينَ
He is accepted
yanqabilu
يَنْقَبِلُ
She is accepted
tanqabilu
تَنْقَبِلُ
You (dual) are accepted
tanqabilaani
تَنْقَبِلَانِ
They (dual, m.) are accepted
yanqabilaani
يَنْقَبِلَانِ
They (dual, f.) are accepted
tanqabilaani
تَنْقَبِلَانِ
We are accepted
nanqabilu
نَنْقَبِلُ
You (plural, m.) are accepted
tanqabiluuna
تَنْقَبِلُونَ
You (plural, f.) are accepted
tanqabilna
تَنْقَبِلْنَ
They (plural, m.) are accepted
yanqabiluuna
يَنْقَبِلُونَ
They (plural, f.) are accepted
yanqabilna
يَنْقَبِلْنَ
The verbal noun (المصدر — masdar)
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Spontaneous acceptance
inqibaal
اِنْقِبَال
The active participle (اسم الفاعل)
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One who has been accepted
munqabil
مُنْقَبِل
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