استقبل

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Arabic

Root
ق ب ل (q-b-l)

Etymology

Desiderative to قَبِلَ (qabila, to receive).

Pronunciation

Verb

اِسْتَقْبَلَ (istaqbala) X, non-past يَسْتَقْبِلُ‎ (yastaqbilu)

  1. to receive (a person, radio broadcast, etc.)
  2. to turn one’s face toward
  3. to go to meet, to meet
    اِسْتَقْبَلَ الضُّيُوفَ بِابْتِسَامَةٍ حَارَّةٍ.
    He welcomed the guests with a warm smile.
  4. to face, to confront
  5. to place oneself in front of, opposite to (transitive)
  6. to take upon oneself, to assume
  7. to impend

Conjugation

References

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ب ل
10 terms

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَقْبَلَ (istaqbala).

Pronunciation

Verb

استقبل (astagbal) X (non-past يستقبل (yistagbil))

  1. to receive
  2. to go to meet, to meet

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق ب ل
7 terms

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَقْبَلَ (istaqbala).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /is.taʔ.bal/,
  • (file)

Verb

استقبل (istaʔbal) X (present بستقبل (bistaʔbel))

  1. to receive
    استقبلني في مكتبه.
    istaʔbalni fī maktabo
    He received me in his office.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of استقبل (staʔbal)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m استقبلت (staʔbalt) استقبلت (staʔbalt) استقبل (staʔbal) استقبلنا (staʔbalna) استقبلتو (staʔbaltu) استقبلو (staʔbalu)
f استقبلتي (staʔbalti) استقبلت (staʔbalat)
present m بستقبل (bastaʔbel) بتستقبل (btistaʔbel) بستقبل (bistaʔbel) منستقبل (mnistaʔbel) بتستقبلو (btistaʔbelu) بستقبلو (bistaʔbelu)
f بتستقبلي (btistaʔbeli) بتستقبل (btistaʔbel)
subjunctive m استقبل (astaʔbel) تستقبل (tistaʔbel) يستقبل (yistaʔbel) نستقبل (nistaʔbel) تستقبلو (tistaʔbelu) يستقبلو (yistaʔbelu)
f تستقبلي (tistaʔbeli) تستقبل (tistaʔbel)
imperative m استقبل (staʔbel) استقبلو (staʔbelu)
f استقبلي (staʔbeli)