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ق-ب-ل

facing; before; accepting

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فَعْل
Short noun فَعْل
فَعْل = the act, or a basic thing
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- قَبْلَ
  before (preposition)
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  قَبْلَ الْأَكْلِ before eating; مِنْ قَبْلِ previously
اِسْتَفْعَلَ
Form X verb
اِسْتَفْعَلَ = seek it, ask for it, use it
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- اِسْتَقْبَلَ
  to receive, welcome (a guest); to face
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  يَسْتَقْبِلُ
  Command
  اِسْتَقْبِلْ
اِسْتِفْعَال
Masdar of form X
اِسْتِفْعَال = the -ing of a form X verb
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- اِسْتِقْبَالٌ
  reception; welcome
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  مَكْتَبُ الِاسْتِقْبَالِ the reception desk
مُسْتَفْعَل
Done-to of form X
مُسْتَفْعَل = the result (or place) of form X
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- مُسْتَقْبَلٌ
  the future ('what is faced')
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فَعِلَ
Form I verb (i)
فَعِلَ = a basic verb, often a feeling or a state
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- قَبِلَ
  to accept
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  يَقْبَلُ
  Command
  اِقْبَلْ
فُعُول
Masdar فُعُول
فُعُول = the -ing of a movement verb (also a plural)
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- قُبُولٌ
  acceptance; admission (to a university)
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  قُبُولٌ جَامِعِيٌّ university admission
مَفْعُول
Done-to (passive participle of form I)
مَفْعُول = the thing it was done to
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- مَقْبُولٌ
  accepted; acceptable; (grade) pass
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  Feminine
  مَقْبُولَةٌ
فَاعَلَ
Form III verb
فَاعَلَ = do it with or to someone
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- قَابَلَ
  to meet face to face; to interview
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  يُقَابِلُ
مُفَاعَلَة
Masdar of form III
مُفَاعَلَة = the -ing of a form III verb
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- مُقَابَلَةٌ
  an interview; a face-to-face meeting
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  Plural
  مُقَابَلَاتٌ
مُفَاعِل
Doer of form III
مُفَاعِل = the one who does form III
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- مُقَابِلٌ
  opposite, facing; in return (for)
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  مُقَابِلَ الْمَسْجِدِ opposite the mosque
فِعْلَة
Noun فِعْلَة
فِعْلَة = a unit or a way of doing
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- قِبْلَةٌ
  the direction of prayer (towards Mecca)
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How the patterns shape this root

The root is facing and what lies in front. قَبْلَ is 'before' — قَبْلَ الْأَكْلِ, before eating — and مُسْتَقْبَل (مُسْتَفْعَل), 'what one faces', is the future. Form X اِسْتَقْبَلَ is to receive a guest, to go out to face them; اِسْتِقْبَال is the welcome and the reception desk, مَكْتَبُ الِاسْتِقْبَالِ. قَبِلَ is to accept, قُبُول acceptance or university admission, مَقْبُول accepted — also the pass grade. Form III قَابَلَ is to meet face to face, مُقَابَلَة an interview, مُقَابِلَ opposite; and the قِبْلَة is the direction Muslims face in prayer.

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