مقابل

Arabic

Root
ق ب ل (q b l)
21 terms

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of قَابَلَ (qābala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.qaː.bil/

Preposition

مُقابِل • (muqābil)

1. in return for, in exchange for, as a compensation for
2. against, vis-à-vis, face-to-face with

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: müqabil
• → Ottoman Turkish: مقابل (mukabil)
  • Turkish: mukabil
• → Persian: مقابل (moqâbel)
• → Uyghur: مۇقابىل (muqabil)
• → Uzbek: muqobil

References

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Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ب ل
11 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مُقَابِل (muqābil).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ɡaː.bil/, [mʊ.ɡaː.bɪl]

Preposition

مقابل • (mugābil)

1. in front of

   Synonyms: قُدَّام (guddām), قُبال (gubāl)

2. in return for, in exchange for, as a compensation for

Persian

Regional forms of مقابل

Dari	مقابل
Iranian Persian
Tajik	муқобил

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُقَابِل (muqābil), from قَابَلَ (qābala).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mu.qaː.βil]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.qɑː.bɪl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊ.qɑː.bɪl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊ.qɑː.bɪl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mu.qɔː.bil̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mo.ʁɒː.bel̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mu.qɔ.bil]

Readings
Classical reading?	muqāḇil
Dari reading?	muqābil
Iranian reading?	moġâbel
Tajik reading?	muqobil

Adjective

مقابل • (muqābil / moġâbel)

1. vis-à-vis, face to face, opposite

   Synonym: رو به رو (rō ba rō / ru be ru)

2. corresponding
3. equal, equivalent

   Synonyms: برابر (barābar / barâbar), مساوی (musāwī / mosâvi)

Noun

مقابل • (muqābil / moġâbel)

1. equivalent, counterpart (equal in value)
2. rival, antagonist, adversary

Preposition

مقابل • (muqābil / moġâbel) (typically with ezafe)

1. opposite, vis-à-vis of

   دکان من مقابل خانهٔ شما است.

   dukān-i man muqābil-i xāna-yi šumā ast.
   dokân-e man moġâbel-e xâne-ye šomâ ast.

   my house is opposite of your house.

2. in exchange for

Derived terms

verbs

• مقابل شدن (muqābil šudan / moġâbel šodan)
• مقابل کردن (muqābil kardan / moġâbel kardan)

nouns

• در مقابل (dar muqābil / dar moġâbel)
• مقابله (muqābila / moġâbele)

Further reading

• Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “مقابِل”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN
• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “مقابل”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “مقابل”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
• “مقابل”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2024