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مَقْبُول
acceptable /maqˈbuːl/
adjectiveB1#2183 most common
Also: accepted, admitted, passable
Example sentences
هٰذا مَقْبُول.
This is acceptable.
عَمَلُهُ مَقْبُول.
His work is acceptable.
كانَ جَوابُهُ مَقْبُولاً.
His answer was acceptable.
السِّعْرُ مَقْبُول، سَأَشْتَريهِ.
The price is reasonable, I will buy it.
الطّالِبُ مَقْبُول في الجامِعَةِ بَعْدَ الِامْتِحانِ.
The student is admitted to the university after the exam.
رَغْمَ بَعْضِ الأَخْطاءِ، يَبْقى الأَداءُ مَقْبولاً ضِمْنَ الحُدودِ المُتَّفَقِ عَلَيْها.
Despite some errors, the performance remains acceptable within the agreed limits.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَقْبولٌ | مَقْبولونَ |
| Genitive | مَقْبولٍ | مَقْبولينَ |
| Accusative | مَقْبولاً | مَقْبولينَ |
| Vocative | يا مَقْبولُ | يا مَقْبولونَ |
Word family
قَبِلَto accept, to receive
قَبولacceptance, admission
مَقْبولِيَّةacceptability, popularity
قابِلcapable of, liable toاِسْتِقْبالreception, welcome
Etymology
The word is the passive participle of the verb قَبِلَ, meaning to accept or receive. It follows the standard maf'ūl pattern that turns a triconsonantal root into a passive participle. So the literal sense is a thing that has been accepted.
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