متقابل

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Arabic

Root
ق ب ل (q b l)
19 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of تَقَابَلَ (taqābala).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُتَقَابِل (mutaqābil) (feminine مُتَقَابِلَة (mutaqābila), masculine plural مُتَقَابِلُونَ (mutaqābilūna), feminine plural مُتَقَابِلَات (mutaqābilāt))

  1. active participle of تَقَابَلَ (taqābala): facing each other
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 15:47:
      وَنَزَعْنَا مَا فِي صُدُورِهِمْ مِنْ غِلٍّ إِخْوَانًا عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍ مُتَقَابِلِينَ
      wanazaʕnā mā fī ṣudūrihim min ḡillin ʔiḵwānan ʕalā sururin mutaqābilīna
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: متقابل (mütekabil)