مقابل

Arabic

Root
ق ب ل (q b l)
22 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)
    • Persian: مقابل (moqâbel)
    • Uyghur: مۇقابىل (muqabil)
    • Uzbek: muqobil

    References

    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

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? muqābil
    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), 2025