Arabic vocabulary

قَابَلَmeet in Arabic

قَابَلَ is how you say “meet” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.

Example sentences

تُوضَع بطاقةٌ فيها كلمة التوحيد في كفّة، وتُقابِلها سجلاّتٌ من الذنوب في الكفّة الأخرى، فتغلب البطاقةُ بما فيها من حقٍّ خالص
A card with the word of monotheism is placed on one side, and records of sins on the other side; the card outweighs them with its pure truth.
وَتُقَابِلُهَا — and opposes it. 'and it faces it' — 'wa' plus present 'sets opposite' (form-III), with 'it' (the card) attached as object. Its own subject 'records' comes next.
From: Small Deeds, Great Reward →
وَلِهَذَا يُقَابِلُ أَحَدُهُمَا بِالْآخَرِ
And for this reason, one of them corresponds with the other.
يُقَابِلُ — corresponds. A present-tense verb ('corresponds/is set against') with 'it' implied as doer. The present shape marks this as a general truth about how the two opposites relate.
From: Patience and the Human Self →

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