استقبل

See also: أستقبل, استقتل, and أستقتل

Arabic

Root
ق ب ل (q-b-l)

Etymology

Desiderative to قَبِلَ (qabila, “to receive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /is.taq.ba.la/

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

Conjugation of

اِسْتَقْبَلَ

(form-X sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						اِسْتِقْبَال istiqbāl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُسْتَقْبِل mustaqbil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُسْتَقْبَل mustaqbal
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	اِسْتَقْبَلْتُ istaqbaltu	اِسْتَقْبَلْتَ istaqbalta	اِسْتَقْبَلَ istaqbala		اِسْتَقْبَلْتُمَا istaqbaltumā	اِسْتَقْبَلَا istaqbalā		اِسْتَقْبَلْنَا istaqbalnā	اِسْتَقْبَلْتُمْ istaqbaltum	اِسْتَقْبَلُوا istaqbalū
	f		اِسْتَقْبَلْتِ istaqbalti	اِسْتَقْبَلَتْ istaqbalat			اِسْتَقْبَلَتَا istaqbalatā			اِسْتَقْبَلْتُنَّ istaqbaltunna	اِسْتَقْبَلْنَ istaqbalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَسْتَقْبِلُ ʔastaqbilu	تَسْتَقْبِلُ tastaqbilu	يَسْتَقْبِلُ yastaqbilu		تَسْتَقْبِلَانِ tastaqbilāni	يَسْتَقْبِلَانِ yastaqbilāni		نَسْتَقْبِلُ nastaqbilu	تَسْتَقْبِلُونَ tastaqbilūna	يَسْتَقْبِلُونَ yastaqbilūna
	f		تَسْتَقْبِلِينَ tastaqbilīna	تَسْتَقْبِلُ tastaqbilu			تَسْتَقْبِلَانِ tastaqbilāni			تَسْتَقْبِلْنَ tastaqbilna	يَسْتَقْبِلْنَ yastaqbilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَسْتَقْبِلَ ʔastaqbila	تَسْتَقْبِلَ tastaqbila	يَسْتَقْبِلَ yastaqbila		تَسْتَقْبِلَا tastaqbilā	يَسْتَقْبِلَا yastaqbilā		نَسْتَقْبِلَ nastaqbila	تَسْتَقْبِلُوا tastaqbilū	يَسْتَقْبِلُوا yastaqbilū
	f		تَسْتَقْبِلِي tastaqbilī	تَسْتَقْبِلَ tastaqbila			تَسْتَقْبِلَا tastaqbilā			تَسْتَقْبِلْنَ tastaqbilna	يَسْتَقْبِلْنَ yastaqbilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَسْتَقْبِلْ ʔastaqbil	تَسْتَقْبِلْ tastaqbil	يَسْتَقْبِلْ yastaqbil		تَسْتَقْبِلَا tastaqbilā	يَسْتَقْبِلَا yastaqbilā		نَسْتَقْبِلْ nastaqbil	تَسْتَقْبِلُوا tastaqbilū	يَسْتَقْبِلُوا yastaqbilū
	f		تَسْتَقْبِلِي tastaqbilī	تَسْتَقْبِلْ tastaqbil			تَسْتَقْبِلَا tastaqbilā			تَسْتَقْبِلْنَ tastaqbilna	يَسْتَقْبِلْنَ yastaqbilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِسْتَقْبِلْ istaqbil			اِسْتَقْبِلَا istaqbilā				اِسْتَقْبِلُوا istaqbilū
	f		اِسْتَقْبِلِي istaqbilī							اِسْتَقْبِلْنَ istaqbilna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	اُسْتُقْبِلْتُ ustuqbiltu	اُسْتُقْبِلْتَ ustuqbilta	اُسْتُقْبِلَ ustuqbila		اُسْتُقْبِلْتُمَا ustuqbiltumā	اُسْتُقْبِلَا ustuqbilā		اُسْتُقْبِلْنَا ustuqbilnā	اُسْتُقْبِلْتُمْ ustuqbiltum	اُسْتُقْبِلُوا ustuqbilū
	f		اُسْتُقْبِلْتِ ustuqbilti	اُسْتُقْبِلَتْ ustuqbilat			اُسْتُقْبِلَتَا ustuqbilatā			اُسْتُقْبِلْتُنَّ ustuqbiltunna	اُسْتُقْبِلْنَ ustuqbilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُسْتَقْبَلُ ʔustaqbalu	تُسْتَقْبَلُ tustaqbalu	يُسْتَقْبَلُ yustaqbalu		تُسْتَقْبَلَانِ tustaqbalāni	يُسْتَقْبَلَانِ yustaqbalāni		نُسْتَقْبَلُ nustaqbalu	تُسْتَقْبَلُونَ tustaqbalūna	يُسْتَقْبَلُونَ yustaqbalūna
	f		تُسْتَقْبَلِينَ tustaqbalīna	تُسْتَقْبَلُ tustaqbalu			تُسْتَقْبَلَانِ tustaqbalāni			تُسْتَقْبَلْنَ tustaqbalna	يُسْتَقْبَلْنَ yustaqbalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُسْتَقْبَلَ ʔustaqbala	تُسْتَقْبَلَ tustaqbala	يُسْتَقْبَلَ yustaqbala		تُسْتَقْبَلَا tustaqbalā	يُسْتَقْبَلَا yustaqbalā		نُسْتَقْبَلَ nustaqbala	تُسْتَقْبَلُوا tustaqbalū	يُسْتَقْبَلُوا yustaqbalū
	f		تُسْتَقْبَلِي tustaqbalī	تُسْتَقْبَلَ tustaqbala			تُسْتَقْبَلَا tustaqbalā			تُسْتَقْبَلْنَ tustaqbalna	يُسْتَقْبَلْنَ yustaqbalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُسْتَقْبَلْ ʔustaqbal	تُسْتَقْبَلْ tustaqbal	يُسْتَقْبَلْ yustaqbal		تُسْتَقْبَلَا tustaqbalā	يُسْتَقْبَلَا yustaqbalā		نُسْتَقْبَلْ nustaqbal	تُسْتَقْبَلُوا tustaqbalū	يُسْتَقْبَلُوا yustaqbalū
	f		تُسْتَقْبَلِي tustaqbalī	تُسْتَقْبَلْ tustaqbal			تُسْتَقْبَلَا tustaqbalā			تُسْتَقْبَلْنَ tustaqbalna	يُسْتَقْبَلْنَ yustaqbalna

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “استقبل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “استقبل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ب ل
10 terms

Etymology

From Arabic اِسْتَقْبَلَ (istaqbala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.taɡ.bal/

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/, [ɪsˈtaʔ.bal]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

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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)