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مقابل

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Arabic

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Root
ق ب ل (q b l)
21 terms

Etymology

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    Derived from the active participle of قَابَلَ (qābala).

    Pronunciation

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    Preposition

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    مُقابِل (muqābil)

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

    Descendants

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

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    Hijazi Arabic

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    Etymology

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    From Arabic مُقَابِل (muqābil).

    Pronunciation

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

    Preposition

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    مقابل (mugābil)

    1. in front of
      Synonyms: قُدَّام (guddām), قُبال (gubāl)
    2. in return for, in exchange for, as a compensation for

    Persian

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    Regional forms of مقابل
    Dari مقابل
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik муқобил

    Etymology

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

      Pronunciation

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

      Adjective

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      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

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      مقابل (muqābil / moġâbel)

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

      Preposition

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      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

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