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قَبِل
to accept /ˈqabila/
verbA1#500 most common
Also: to agree to, to receive, to consent to
Example sentences
قَبِلَ الهَدِيَّةَ.
He accepted the gift.
هَل قَبِلْتَ العَرْضَ؟
Did you accept the offer?
قَبِلَتِ الجامِعَةُ طَلَبِي.
The university accepted my application.
لَم يَقبَلِ المُديرُ اعْتِذارَهُ.
The manager did not accept his apology.
قَبِلَ الوَسيطُ بِشُروطِ الاتِّفاقِ عَلى مَضَضٍ.
The mediator accepted the terms of the agreement reluctantly.
لَو قَبِلْنا بِهذا المَنطِقِ لَانهارَتْ كُلُّ حُجَجِنا.
Had we accepted this logic, all our arguments would have collapsed.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَقْبَلُ (aqbalu) | قَبِلْتُ (qabiltu) | سَأَقْبَلُ (sa-aqbalu) |
| 2sg | تَقْبَلُ (taqbalu) | قَبِلْتَ (qabilta) | سَتَقْبَلُ (sa-taqbalu) |
| 3sg | يَقْبَلُ (yaqbalu) | قَبِلَ (qabila) | سَيَقْبَلُ (sa-yaqbalu) |
| 1pl | نَقْبَلُ (naqbalu) | قَبِلْنا (qabilnā) | سَنَقْبَلُ (sa-naqbalu) |
| 2pl | تَقْبَلُونَ (taqbalūna) | قَبِلْتُم (qabiltum) | سَتَقْبَلُونَ (sa-taqbalūna) |
| 3pl | يَقْبَلُونَ (yaqbalūna) | قَبِلوا (qabilū) | سَيَقْبَلُونَ (sa-yaqbalūna) |
Word family
قُبول (qubūl)acceptance, admission
مَقْبول (maqbūl)accepted, acceptable
قابِل (qābil)capable of, susceptible to
اِسْتَقْبَلَ (istaqbala)to receive, to welcome
قابَلَ (qābala)to meet, to interview
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic triconsonantal root q-b-l, which carries the idea of being in front of or facing something. From facing came receiving what is placed before you, and from receiving came accepting. The same root gives Arabic words for before, the future, and the prayer direction.
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