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قابِل
capable of, susceptible to (used with لِ to form "-able" adjectives) /ˈqaː.bil/
adjectiveA2#1103 most common
Also: receptive, liable to, open to
Example sentences
الزُّجاج قابِلٌ للكسر.
Glass is breakable.
الخطة قابِلةٌ للتطبيق.
The plan is workable.
هذا العرض قابِلٌ للتفاوض.
This offer is negotiable.
هل القرار قابِلٌ للتغيير؟
Is the decision open to change?
الملح قابِلٌ للذوبان في الماء.
Salt is soluble in water.
يبقى كل ادعاءٍ علميٍّ قابِلًا للدحض حتى تَثبُت صحته بالأدلة.
Every scientific claim stays open to refutation until evidence proves it true.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | قابِلٌ | قابِلونَ |
| Genitive | قابِلٍ | قابِلينَ |
| Accusative | قابِلًا | قابِلينَ |
| Vocative | يا قابِلُ | يا قابِلونَ |
Word family
قَبِلَto accept, to receive
قَبولacceptance
قابِليةcapacity, susceptibility
مَقْبولacceptable, accepted
استِقْبالreception, welcoming
Etymology
قابِل is the active participle of the verb قَبِلَ, meaning to accept or to receive. It comes from the Semitic root ق-ب-ل, which carries the sense of facing, fronting, and receiving. The same root gives قَبْل, meaning before, and قِبْلة, the direction Muslims face in prayer. As an adjective it describes whatever can take on, accept, or undergo an action.
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