قَبِلَ الذَّهَابَ مَعِي ‎[CA] he was willing to go with me
‏قَبِلَ التَعازِيَ ‎[CA] to receive condolences
‏قَبِلَ العَواقِبَ ‎[CA] to accept the consequences
‏قَبِلَ هِبةً من فُلانٍ ‎[CA] to accept a donation from s.o.
‏قَبِلَ اسْتِقالةَ فُلَاْنٍ ‎[CA] to accept s.o.'s resignation
‏قَبِلَ شَيْئاً بِدونِ تَحَفُّظٍ ‎[CA] to accept s.th. without reservation
‏قَبِلَ اعْتِذاراً ‎[CA] to accept an apology
‏قَبِلَ فُلانًا عُضْواً ‎[CA] to accept s.o. as a member
‏لن نَقْبَلَ بِهَذا الشَرْطِ ‎[CA] we will not accept this condition
‏قَبِلَ بالاقْتِراحِ ‎[CA] to agree with the proposal
‏لا أَقْبَلُ بِهَذا التَصَرُّفِ ‎[CA] I don't approve of this behavior
‏قُبِلَ مَطْلَبُكَ ‎[CA] your application/request has been approved

قَبِلَ شَكًّا ‎[CA] to admit doubt

داءٌ يَقْبَلُ الشِفَاءَ ‎[CA] a curable disease
‏بَضَائِعُ تَقْبَلُ الاِلْتِهابَ (highly) combustible material
‏أَثْمانٌ لا تَقْبَلُ المُزَاحَمَةَ ‎[CA] prices that are beyond competition
‏لا يَقْبَلُ الشَكَّ ‎[CA] to be unquestionable/indisputable

قَبِلَت القابِلةُ المَوْلودَ ‎[CA] the midwife delivered the baby

‏قَبْلاً ‎[CA] before, previously, already
‏من قَبْلُ ‎[CA] previously, formerly, earlier, before that
‏لم يَكُنْ ذلك مُباحاً من قَبْلُ ‎[CA] that was not allowed previously
‏لم يَحْدُثْ من قَبْلُ ‎[CA] it hasn't happened before
‏أَكْثَر من ذي قَبْلُ ‎[CA] more than before

قابِلاً لِشَيْءٍ ‎[CA] susceptible to s.th.

قابِل لِلتَّحْوِيلِ ‎[CA] either 1. convertible, or 2. transferable
‏قابِل لِلاِحْتِراقِ ‎[CA] combustible
‏قابِل لِلغَسِيلِ ‎[CA] washable
‏قابِل لِلمَوْتِ ‎[CA] mortal
‏قابِل للاِلْتِهابِ (highly) combustible, flammable
‏قَابِل لِلتَوْصِيْلِ ‎[CA] conductive (electricity)
‏غَيْر قابِلٍ لِلرُجُوعِ ‎[CA] irrevocable
‏يَكُونُ جُوازُ السَفْرِ قابِلًا لِلتَّجْدِيدِ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ ‎[CA] the passport can be renewed four times
‏زجاج قابل للكسر ‎[CA] breakable glass
‏مشكلة غير قابلة للحل ‎[CA] an unsolvable problem
‏قابِل للتَنْفيذِ ‎[CA] feasible, achievable, attainable
‏قابِل للتَجْديدِ ‎[CA] renewable
‏قابِل للتَطْبيقِ ‎[CA] applicable
‏قابِل للتَحْويلِ ‎[CA] convertible, transferable
‏غَيْر قابِلٍ للتَفاوُضِ ‎[CA] non-negotiable
‏غَيْر قابِلٍ للتَرْجَمةِ ‎[CA] untranslatable

قابِلة مَأْذونة (Middle East) ‎[CA] ≈ registered midwife

الأَكْثَر قابِليّةً ل ‎[CA] the best able to …
‏الأَقَلّ قابِليّةً ل ‎[CA] the least able to …
‏عَدَم قابِليّةٍ ‎[CA] inability
‏قابِليّة للتَكَيُّفِ ‎[CA] adaptability

قَابِلِيَّة لِلتَوْصِيلِ ‎[CA] conductivity (electricity)
‏قابِلِيَّة القِسْمَةِ ‎[CA] divisibility
‏قابِلِيَّة العُمْلَة لِلتَّحْوِيلِ ‎[CA] convertibility of currency (finances)
‏قابِليّة للاسْتِعْمارِ ‎[CA] vulnerability to colonization
‏قابِليّة عُمْلةٍ للتَحْويلِ ‎[CA] convertibility of a currency

صيغة مَقْبولة لِجَميعِ الأَطْرافِ ‎[CA] a plan acceptable to all sides
‏لا يوجَدُ عُذْرٌ مَقْبولٌ لِذَلِكَ ‎[CA] there's no excuse for that
‏حَلّ مَقْبول ‎[CA] acceptable solution
‏غَيْر مَقْبولٍ ‎[CA] unacceptable, intolerable, objectionable
‏تَصَرُّف غَيْر مَقْبولٍ ‎[CA] intolerable behavior
‏طَلَب غَيْر مَقْبولٍ ‎[CA] an unacceptable demand

تَقْدير مَقْبول ‎[CA] passing grade

غَيْر مَقْبولٍ ‎[CA] inadmissible

شَخْص أَكْثَر مَقْبوليّةً ‎[CA] a more acceptable person
‏عَدَم مَقْبوليّةٍ ‎[CA] unacceptability

قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ ‎[CA] first of all, above all, especially, above all, most importantly
‏مِن قَبْل ‎[CA] either 1. before, prior to, or 2. previously, before, already (as an adverbial phrase)
‏قَبْلَ أَنْ + فعل مضارع منصوب = قَبْلَ ما ‎[CA] before (conjunction) (in proper Fusha, this should be followed by a present tense noun, even when referring to the past tense, but this rule is often violated, particular in colloquials)
‏تخرجت قبل أن تتزوج بسنتين ‎[CA] she graduate two years before getting married
‏قَبْلَ النِهَائِيّ ‎[CA] either 1. next to the last one, last but one, or 2. not final, interim (adjective), tentative
‏قبل... ب + فترة من الوقت ‎[CA] a (period of time) before something
‏قَبْلَ شَيْءٍ بِدَقيقةٍ ‎[CA] a minute before s.th.
‏قَبْلَ شَيْءٍ بِساعةٍ ‎[CA] an hourbefore s.th.
‏قَبْلَ شَيْءٍ بِيَوْمٍ ‎[CA] a day before s.th.
‏قبل + مصدر / أنْ + مضارع + بـ + فترة من الوقت ‎[CA] it happened before this by
‏قَبْلَ ذلك ‎[CA] before that, previously
‏قَبْلَ العَصْرِ ‎[CA] before evening prayers, ≈ in the late afternoon
‏من الواحِدةِ بعد الظُهْرِ حتّى الثالِثةِ قَبْلَ العَصْرِ ‎[CA] from 1 pm to 3 p.m.
‏قَبْلَ الظُهْرِ ‎[CA] before noon/midday prayers, ≈ in the late morning
‏قَبْلَ عِدّةِ أَيّامٍ ‎[CA] a few days ago
‏قَبْلَ عِدّةِ سَنَواتٍ ‎[CA] a few years ago
‏العام قَبْلَ الماضي ‎[CA] the year before last
‏الدَوْر قَبْلَ النِهائيِّ ‎[CA] the penultimate round
‏الحَلْقة قَبْلَ الأَخيرةِ ‎[CA] the second to last episode
‏قَبْلَ الميلادِ ‎[CA] Before Christ, BC, Before Common Era, BCE
‏وَصَلَ قَبْلي ‎[CA] he arrived before me
‏أَدْرَكَ شَيْئاً قَبْلَ فَواتِ الوَقْتِ = أَدْرَكَ شَيْئاً قَبْلَ فَواتِ الأَوانِ ‎[CA] to realize s.th. before it's too late
‏صَمَتَ لَحْظةً قَبْلَ أنْ يَقولَ شَيْئاً ‎[CA] he was silent for a moment before saying anything
‏من قَبْلِ أنْ ‎[CA] before …
‏قَدْرُهُ مَكْتوبٌ من قَبْلِ أنْ يَأْتِيَ إلى الحَياةِ ‎[CA] his fate was written before he was born
‏قَبْلَ قَليلٍ ‎[CA] just now, a moment ago
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الوَجْه القِبْلِيّ ‎[CA] Upper Egypt

أُوْلَى القِبْلَتَيْن ‎[CA] the first of the two qiblahs, e.g. Jerusalem
‏القِبْلة الأولى ‎[CA] Jerusalem
‏قِبْلَة الإِنْظَارِ ‎[CA] focus of attention, target of all eyes, ideal, goal sought after and aspired to
‏قِبْلَة الاِهْتِمَاْمِ ‎[CA] object of widespread interest, focus of attention

قِبْلة للسُيّاحِ ‎[CA] tourist attraction

مِن قُبُلٍ ‎[CA] either 1. in front, or 2. from the front, from in front
‏كانَ قَميصُهُ قُدَّ من قُبُلٍ ‎[CA] his shirt was torn from the front (from Surat Yusuf)

قُبْلة حارّة ‎[CA] passionate kiss
‏قُبْلاتي الحارّة ‎[CA] my warmest regards (kisses) (endearment to friends or family, as in a letter)
‏قُبْلة الحَياةِ ‎[CA] mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
‏طَبَعَ قُبْلةً على خَدِّ فُلَاْنٍ ‎[CA] to plant a kiss on s.o.'s cheek
‏قُبْلة على اليَدِ ‎[CA] kiss on the hand
‏أَرْسَلَ قُبْلةً في الهَواءِ لِ = رَمى قُبْلةً في الهَواءِ لِ ‎[CA] to blow s.o. a kiss, send s.o. a kiss

مُجْتَمَع قَبَليّ ‎[CA] tribal society
‏عُرْف قَبَليّ ‎[CA] tribal law

لا قِبَلَ لَهُ بِهِ ‎[CA] either 1. he has no power over it, it is not in his power, or 2. he is incapable of accomplishing it, or 3. he cannot prevail against him
‏لا قِبَلَ له بـ = ليس بوسعه أنْ، ليس في يده أنْ، ليس يملك أن، ليس باستطاعته أنْ ‎[CA] he can't, is not able to
‏مِنْ قِبَلِ ‎[CA] on the part of, from, by (used often as a form of the passive voice, i.e. “it was done by…”)
‏مِنْ قِبَلِ نَفْسِهِ ‎[CA] by himself / itself, of his (or its) own accord
‏لا قِبَلَ لَهُ على / بِذَلِكَ ‎[CA] he can't do that, he's not capable of doing that, he couldn't do that
‏تَعَرَّضوا لِإطْلاقِ نارٍ من قِبَلِ جَماعةٍ مُسَلَّحةٍ ‎[CA] they were fired upon by an armed group

لِي قِبَلَهُ دَيْنٌ ‎[CA] he owes me a debt, he is indebted to me

من قَبيلِ + إضافة ‎[CA] like, as
‏مِن هَذَ القَبِيلِ ‎[CA] either 1. of this kind, like this, such, or 2. in this respect
‏شَيْءٌ من هذا القَبيلِ ‎[CA] s.th. like this, s.th. similar, similarly
‏مِن قَبِيلِ الإِيضَاحِ ‎[CA] by way of illustration, as an explanation
‏مِن كُلِّ قَبِيلٍ ودَبِيرٍ ‎[CA] of every origin (whatsoever)
‏لَيْسَ مِن هذا الأَمْرِ في قَبِيلٍ ولا دَبِيرٍ ‎[CA] he is not in the least involved in this affair, he has absolutely nothing to do with this affair
‏كَلِمات من نَفْسِ القَبيلِ ‎[CA] words of similar meaning
‏لَيْسَ من قَبيلِ المُصادَفةِ أنْ ‎[CA] it's not a coincidence that …
‏لَيْسَ من قَبيلِ المُبالَغةِ القَوْلُ إنّ ‎[CA] it's no exaggeration to say that …
‏هذا من قَبيلِ ذَرِّ الرَمادِ في العُيونِ ‎[CA] that's nothing but a smoke screen

قَبائِل رُحَّل ‎[CA] nomadic tribes

القَبَائِل الكُبْرَى ‎[CA] greater Kabylia

نالَ قَبولَ فُلانٍ ‎[CA] to be accepted by s.o.
‏حَظِيَ بِقَبولِ فُلانٍ ‎[CA] to gain the approval of s.o., enjoy s.o.'s approval
‏اعْتَذَرَ عن قَبولِ + إضافة ‎[CA] to decline to accept s.th.
‏لا يُمْكِنُ قَبولُهُ = لا يُمْكِنُ القَبولُ بِهِ ‎[CA] to be unacceptable
‏لَقِيَ قَبولاً ‎[CA] to meet acceptance, be well received (art, ideas, etc.)
‏هذا الكِتابُ لم يَلْقَ قَبولاً من الجُمْهورِ ‎[CA] this book was not well received by the people
‏تَفَضَّلوا بِقَبولِ فائِقِ الاحْتِرامِ ‎[CA] yours sincerely, sincerely yours, yours faithfully (used when you don't know the addressee's name)

مكتب القبول ‎[CA] admissions office
‏امْتِحان القَبولِ = اخْتِبار القَبولِ ‎[CA] entrance examination
‏شَرْط القَبولِ ‎[CA] admission requirement, entry requirement
‏شُروط القَبولِ في جامِعةٍ / كُلّيّةٍ ‎[CA] admission requirements for a university/college
‏شُروط قَبولٍ صَعْبة ‎[CA] stringent, difficult admission requirements
‏شُروط قَبولٍ قاسِية ‎[CA] strict admission requirements
‏سِياسة القَبولِ ‎[CA] admittance policy, immigration policy

عَدَم قُبُولِ التَفْرِقَة ‎[CA] indivisibility

المَبْنى قُبالةَ الجامِعةِ ‎[CA] the building is opposite the university
‏قُبالةَ شَواطِئِ جَنوبِ لُبْنانَ ‎[CA] off the coast of South Lebanon
‏العَشَراتُ يَعْتَصِمونَ قُبالةَ السِفارةِ ‎[CA] dozens are demonstrating in front of the embassy

قُبَيْلَ هُبوطِ الطائِرةِ في المَطارِ ‎[CA] shortly before the plane landed at the airport

قُبَيْلَ أنْ ‎[CA] just before, shortly before

قَبَّلَ فُلانًا ‎[CA] to kiss s.o.
‏قُبِّلَ ‎[CA] to be kissed
‏قَبَّلَ حَبيبَتَهُ ‎[CA] to kiss one's beloved
‏قَبَّلَ بِحَرارةٍ ‎[CA] to kiss passionately
‏قَبَّلَ يَدَ فُلانٍ ‎[CA] to kiss s.o.'s hand
‏قَبَّلَ فَمَ فُلانٍ ‎[CA] to kiss s.o. on the mouth
‏قَبَّلَ خَدَّيْ فُلانٍ ‎[CA] to kiss s.o. on the cheeks

الدولارُ يُقابِلُ حَوالَيْ ألفِ وخَمْسمائَةِ ليرةً لُبْنانِيَّةً ‎[CA] a dollar is equal to about 1,500 Lebanese pounds

سَيُقابِلُ الفَريقُ الفائِزَ من المُباراةِ المُقْبِلةِ ‎[CA] the team will face the winner of the next match

قَابَلَهُ على الرَحْبِ والسَعَةِ ‎[CA] to welcome s.o. or s.th.
‏قابَلَ فُلانًا لِأَوَّلِ مَرّةٍ ‎[CA] to meet s.o. for the first time
‏قوبِلَ طَلَبُهُمْ بالرَفْضِ ‎[CA] their request was met with a refusal

قَاْبَلَ شَيْئًا بِالمِثْلِ ‎[CA] to return like for like
‏قابَلَ العُنْفَ بالعُنْفِ ‎[CA] to repay violence with violence

قابَلَ شَيْئاً بِشَيْءٍ ‎[CA] to compare s.th. to s.th.
‏قابَلَ شَيْئَيْنِ ‎[CA] to compare two things

الاتِّجاه المُقابِل ‎[CA] the opposite direction

بِالمُقَابِلِ ‎[CA] as an equivalent, in compensation
‏مُقَابِلَ ذَلِكَ = في مُقابِلِ ذَلِكَ ‎[CA] in return for that, in exchange for that, in compensation for that, as an equivalent for that, for that, therefor
‏بِدُون مُقَابِلٍ = مِن غَيْرِ مُقابِلٍ ‎[CA] without compensation, for nothing, gratis
‏مُقابِل مادّيّ ‎[CA] financial compensation
‏بِمُقابِلٍ ماليٍّ ‎[CA] for monetary compensation
‏بِدونِ مُقابِلٍ ‎[CA] free, voluntary
‏مُساعَدة بِدونِ مُقابِلٍ ‎[CA] voluntary cooperation
‏في مُقابِلِ إفْراجٍ عن أَسْرى ‎[CA] in exchange for the release of prisoners
‏لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ مُقابِلٌ ‎[CA] everything has a price, there's no such thing as a free lunch

ثَلاثَةُ أهدافٍ مُقابِلَ هَدَفَينِ ‎[CA] three goals to two, i.e. 3:2 (as a score) (sport)

بِالمُقابِل ‎[CA] in return
‏مُقَابِلَ ذَلِكَ = في مُقابِلِ ذَلِكَ ‎[CA] in return for that, in exchange for that, in compensation for that, as an equivalent for that, for that, therefor
‏مائَة سَفِينَةٍ مُقَابِلَ خَمْسِينَ في العامِ السابِقِ ‎[CA] one hundred ships as compared with fifty the previous year
‏مُقَابِل تَقْدِيمِ الكُوْبَوْنِ ‎[CA] upon presentation of the coupon
‏دُوْنَ مُقابِل ‎[CA] without compensation, no charge
‏قدّم خدمات كثيرة للشركة دون مقابل فقد رفض أن يأخذ أجرا على خدماته ‎[CA] he offered many services to the company without charge because he had refused to take any pay for his services
‏مُقابِلَ ذلك فَإنَّ ‎[CA] on the other hand …
‏مُقابِلَ تَعْويضٍ ‎[CA] for a fee
‏مُقابِلَ مَبْلَغٍ ماليٍّ ‎[CA] in exchange for a sum of money
‏الأَرْض مُقابِلَ السَلامِ ‎[CA] land for peace
‏سِعْر اليَن مُقابِلَ الجُنَيْهِ ‎[CA] the exchange rate between the yen and the pound
‏ارْتِفاع سِعْرِ شَيْءٍ مُقابِلَ تَراجُعِ سِعْرِ شَيْءٍ آخَرَ ‎[CA] rise of the price of s.th. versus a decrease in the price of s.th. else (stocks)
‏ثَمانِية أَهْدافٍ مُقابِلَ لاشَيْءٍ ‎[CA] 8-0 (score)

مُقُابَلَة الإِيَابِ ‎[CA] return match (sport)
‏مُقَابَلَة وِدِّيَّة ‎[CA] friendly match (sport)

أَجْرى مُقابَلةً مع فُلَاْنٍ ‎[CA] to conduct an interview with s.o., to hold a meeting with s.o.

تَشْرِيح المُقَابَلَةِ ‎[CA] comparative anatomy
‏المُقَابَلَة بِالمِثْلِ ‎[CA] either 1. requital, or 2. retaliation, reprisal
‏أَخَذَ بِالمُقَابَلَةِ ‎[CA] to return like for like
‏على سبيلِ المُقابَلة ‎[CA] by way of comparison

مُقَاْبَلَةَ ذَلِكَ = في مُقَابَلَةِ ذَلِكَ ‎[CA] in return for that, in exchange for that, in compensation for that, as an equivalent for that, for that, therefor

أَقْبَلَت الحافِلةُ ‎[CA] the bus arrived
‏أَقْبَلَ الناخِبونَ بِكَثافةٍ ‎[CA] the voters turned out in great numbers
‏قد أَقْبَلَ العامُ ‎[CA] the year has begun

أَقْبَلَ على العَمَلِ ‎[CA] to set to work
‏أَقْبَلَ على دُروسِهِ ‎[CA] to devote oneself to one's studies
‏أَقْبَلَ على الشِراءِ ‎[CA] to buy enthusiastically, to go on a shopping spree
‏أَقْبَلَ المُسْتَثْمِرونَ على شِراءِ الأَسْهُمِ ‎[CA] the investors went on a stock-buying spree

أَقْبَلَ عَلَيهِ الدَهْرُ = أَقْبَلَتْ عَلَيهِ الدُنْيا ‎[CA] the world / time has taken an interest in him, i.e. luck is on his side, fortune smiles on him
‏أقبلت على الكتابة ‎[CA] I took an interest in writing, I started writing
‏الناس مُقْبِلة على المجيء ‎[CA] people want to come

إِقْبَالًا وَإِدْبارًا ‎[CA] back and forth, to and fro, up and down

انْتَعَشَ الإقْبالُ على شِراءِ الأَسْهُمِ ‎[CA] stock trading recovered sharply

إقْبال جَماهيريّ ‎[CA] popularity
‏إقْبال كَثيف ‎[CA] high turnout
‏إقْبال ضَعيف ‎[CA] low turnout
‏لاقى إقْبالاً شَديداً = لاقى إقْبالاً كَبيراً ‎[CA] to be well received, have a high turnout

الأُسْبوع المُقْبِل ‎[CA] next week
‏الشَهْر المُقْبِل ‎[CA] next month
‏السِّنَة المُقْبِلَة ‎[CA] the next year
‏الأَرْبِعَاء المُقْبِل ‎[CA] next Wednesday, the following Wednesday
‏الأَجْيال المُقْبِلة ‎[CA] future generations
‏المَرْحَلة المُقْبِلة ‎[CA] the next phase
‏إنْتَرْنِت الجيلِ المُقْبِلِ ‎[CA] next-generation Internet
‏الرَئيس المُقْبِل ‎[CA] the next president

تقبل المسؤولية ‎[CA] to accept responsibility;
‏تَقَبَّلَ النَصيحةَ ‎[CA] to take advice
‏تَقَبَّلَ التَهانِيَ ‎[CA] to receive congratulations
‏تَقَبَّلَ التَهانِيَ للعيدِ ‎[CA] to receive holiday greetings
‏تَقَبَّلْ تَعازِيَنا الصادِقةَ ‎[CA] please accept our sincere condolences
‏تَقَبَّلَ اللهُ دُعاءَهُ ‎[CA] God has answered his prayers
‏تَقَبَّلَ اللهُ صِيامَكَ ‎[CA] may God accept your fast

or

كانَ مُهَيَّأً لِتَقَبُّلِ شَيْءٍ ‎[CA] to be prepared to accept s.th.

تَقابَلَ اللاعِبانِ ‎[CA] the two players met

في مُقْتَبَلِ العُمْرِ ‎[CA] in the prime of life
‏مُقْتَبَلَ اللَيْلِ ‎[CA] at the beginning of the night, early at night

اِسْتَقْبَلَ الطَرِيْقَ ‎[CA] either 1. to get on one's way, set out, or 2. to go straight forward

اسْتَقْبَلَ ضَيْفاً ‎[CA] to receive a guest
‏اسْتَقْبَلَ البَطْرِيَرْكُ الوُفودَ ‎[CA] the patriarch received the delegations
‏اسْتَقْبَلَ الأَميرُ الوُفودَ ‎[CA] the prince received the delegations
‏اسْتَقْبَلَ الوَزيرُ الوُفودَ ‎[CA] the minister received the delegations
‏اسْتَقْبَلَ فُلانًا اسْتِقْبالاً حارًّا ‎[CA] to give s.o. a warm welcome
‏اسْتَقْبَلَ مَوْلوداً جَديداً ‎[CA] to welcome a new baby

يستقبل الكرة ‎[CA] he receives/”catches” the ball
‏اسْتَقْبَلَ البَثَّ ‎[CA] to receive a broadcast

آلَة الاِسْتِقْبَالِ ‎[CA] receiving set, receiver
‏غُرْفَة الاِسْتِقْبالِ ‎[CA] reception room, parlor
‏كانَ في اِسْتِقْبالِهِ ‎[CA] he was present to greet him, he had come to meet him
‏اسْتِقْبال حارّ = اسْتِقْبال حافِل = اسْتِقْبال حاشِد ‎[CA] a warm welcome
‏اسْتِقْبال فاتِر ‎[CA] a lukewarm welcome
‏لَقِيَ اسْتِقْبالاً حارًّا ‎[CA] to receive a warm welcome
‏رَفَضَ اسْتِقْبالَ فُلَاْنٍ ‎[CA] to refuse to receive s.o.
‏تَهَيَّأَ لِاسْتِقْبالِ + إضافة ‎[CA] to welcome the coming of s.th./s.o.'s arrival
‏شَكَرَ فُلانًا على حُسْنِ الاسْتِقْبالِ = شَكَرَ فُلانًا على حَفاوةِ الاسْتِقْبالِ ‎[CA] to thank s.o. for the warm reception (formal)
‏في اسْتِقْبالِ فُلانٍ ‎[CA] waiting to receive s.o., present to receive s.o.
‏أَقامَ حَفْلَ اسْتِقْبالٍ = أَقامَ حَفْلةَ اسْتِقْبالٍ ‎[CA] to give a reception
‏مَراسِم اسْتِقْبالٍ ‎[CA] official reception ceremonies
‏صالة اسْتِقْبالٍ = قاعة اسْتِقْبالٍ = غُرْفة اسْتِقْبالٍ ‎[CA] either 1. living room, salon, or 2. reception room, or 3. lobby
‏صَفْحة الاسْتِقْبالِ ‎[CA] home page
‏مَرْكَز اسْتِقْبالٍ ‎[CA] shelter
‏اسْتِقْبال اللاجِئينَ ‎[CA] the reception of refugees
‏مَرْكَز اسْتِقْبالِ اللاجِئينَ ‎[CA] Refugee Processing center

اِسْتِقْبَالًا ‎[CA] in the future

في المُسْتَقْبَلِ = مُسْتَقْبَلاً ‎[CA] in the future
‏عِلْم المُسْتَقْبَلِ ‎[CA] futurology
‏المُستقبل المنظور ‎[CA] the near future
‏مستقبل قاتم ‎[CA] a dark, gloomy future
‏مُسْتَقْبَل مُظْلِم ‎[CA] a dark future
‏المُسْتَقْبَل القَريب ‎[CA] the near future
‏المُسْتَقْبَل البَعيد ‎[CA] the distant future
‏آفاق المُسْتَقْبَلِ ‎[CA] the far/distant future, the long term
‏المُسْتَقْبَل المَنْظور ‎[CA] the foreseeable future
‏مُسْتَقْبَل مُشْرِق = مُسْتَقْبَل زاهِر = مُسْتَقْبَل باهِر ‎[CA] a bright future
‏مُسْتَقْبَل أَفْضَل ‎[CA] a better future
‏مُسْتَقْبَل واعِد ‎[CA] a promising future
‏اسْتَشْرَفَ المُسْتَقْبَلَ ‎[CA] to forecast/predict the future
‏تَنَبَّأَ بالمُسْتَقْبَلِ ‎[CA] to foresee/divine the future
‏هَدَّدَ مُسْتَقْبَلَ + إضافة ‎[CA] to threaten s.th.'s / s.o.'s future
‏رَهَنَ مُسْتَقْبَلَ + إضافة ‎[CA] to hold s.th.'s / s.o.'s future hostage
‏تَطَلُّع نحو مُسْتَقْبَلٍ أَفْضَلَ ‎[CA] striving towards a better future
‏صَنَعَ مُسْتَقْبَلاً أَفْضَلَ = بَنى مُسْتَقْبَلاً أَفْضَلَ ‎[CA] to build a better future
‏فَكَّرَ في المُسْتَقْبَلِ ‎[CA] to think of/consider the future
‏خَطَّطَ للمُسْتَقْبَلِ ‎[CA] to plan for the future
‏أَسَّسَ للمُسْتَقْبَلِ ‎[CA] to build a foundation for the future
‏تَفاؤُل بالمُسْتَقْبَلِ ‎[CA] optimism about the future
‏تَشاؤُم بالمُسْتَقْبَلِ ‎[CA] pessimism about the future
‏لا مُسْتَقْبَلَ لَهُ ‎[CA] he has no future
‏لَهُ مُسْتَقْبَلٌ بارِزٌ ‎[CA] he has a bright future
‏مُسْتَقْبَلُنا على المِحَكِّ ‎[CA] our future is on the line
‏ماذا يُخَبِّئُ لَنا المُسْتَقْبَلُ؟ ‎[CA] what will the future bring us?

زَوْجَتي المُسْتَقْبَليّة ‎[CA] my future wife
‏رُؤْية مُسْتَقْبَليّة لِ = صورة مُسْتَقْبَليّة لِ ‎[CA] vision for the future of s.th.
‏أَحْلام مُسْتَقْبَليّة ‎[CA] dreams for the future

مَ قِبِل يِيْجي مَعي ‎[P] he didn't agree to come with me; {ma qibel yījy maʕy}
‏قِبلُوا الشُرُوْط ‎[P] they accepted the conditions; {qiblu-š-šurūṭ}
‏بِالأَوَّل مَا قْبِلِت / مَا قْبِلتِش ‎[P] at first I didn't accept; {bi-l-ʔawwal ma qºbelᵉt / ma qºbeltᵉš}
‏بَقبَل عَرضَك ‎[P] I accept your offer; {baqbal ʕɑrḍɑk}
‏قِبلُوا أَخُوْي لَلوَظِيْفِة ‎[P] they accepted my brother for the job; {qiblu ʔaḵūy lalwɑẓīfe}
‏ما بَقْبَل ‎[V] I cannot accept, as in:
‏قَدَّيْش صار بِدَّك مِنِّي --- خَلِّيها عَلَينا --- وَاللهِ العَظِيم ما بَقْبَل ‎[V] how much do you want from me (as payment) --- let us take care of it this time --- By God I will not accept (that you wouldn't take my payment);
‏ما فِيْنَا نِقْبَل هالشَّكّ ‎[S] We can't honor this check,
‏ما بِقْدِر اِقْبَل هالاِعْتِرَاض ‎[S] I can't let that objection stand
‏ما بِقْبَل هالاِقْتِرَاح ‎[S] don't buy that suggestion
‏رَحَ تِقْبَل هَالمَرْكَز ‎[S] Are you going to accept that position
‏شِكْرًا، بِقْبَل عَرْضَكِ بْكِلّ مَمْنُوْنِيِّة ‎[S] I'll take advantage of your offer

ما عَنْدِي شَكِّ بْقَابْلِيْتَو = ما عَنْدِي شَكِّ بْمَقْدِرْتَو ‎[S] don't doubt his ability

اِبِنَّهْا قابْلِيْتَو مْنِيْحَة ‎[S] Our boy has a good appetite

هَادَا مُش مَقبُوْل عِندنَا ‎[P] that's not acceptable here, we don't approve / accept you doing that; {hāda muš maqbūl ʕindna}
‏هَاي مُجَازَفِة مَقبُوْلِة ‎[P] that's an acceptable risk; {hāy mujāzafe maqbūle}
‏صَوْتَك مَقبُوْل، مُش بَطَّال ‎[P] your is voice acceptable, not bad at all; {ṣōtak maqbūl، muš bɑṭṭᾱl}
‏طَالِب مِش مُتَفَوِّق بَسّ مَقبُوْل ‎[P] not an outstanding student, but a reasonably good one; {ṭᾱleb miš mutafawweʠ bass maqbūl}
‏صَلَا مَقبُوْلِة ‎[P] (may your) prayer (be) accepted; {ṣɑlɑ maqbūle}
‏شَخصِيِّة مَقبُوْلِة عَلَى أَهلِ البَلَد ‎[P] a person acceptable to all the people of the town, a popular person with the townsfolk; {šɑḵṣiyye maqbūle ʕala ʔahlᴵ-l-balad}
‏رَجُل مَقبُوْل مِنِ النَاس ‎[P] a man accepted by the people (i.e. popular amongst the people); {rajol maqbūl minᴵ-n-nās}

قَبلِ الغَدَا ‎[P] before lunch; {qablᴵ-l-ġada}
‏قَبلِ شْوَيّ ‎[P] just a short time ago, before a little; {qablᵉ šºwayy}
‏ أَنَ قَبلَك ‎[P] I'm before you (e.g. in a queue); { ʔana qablak}
‏قَبلي العِيْدِ بْيَوْمَيْن ‎[P] two days before the holiday; {qably-l-ʕīdᵉ bºyōmēn}
‏قَبْل شْوَي ‎[L] either 1. before by a little, or 2. a little while ago;
‏مَع الأَسَف تَرَك قَبْل شْوَي ‎[L] unfortunately, he left a little while ago;
‏قَبل بْوَقت ‎[P] ahead of time, before by some time; {qable bºwaqt}
‏قُل لي قَبلِ بْيَوْم حَتَّى أَفضَة ‎[P] tell me a day before so that I can make myself available; {qul ly qablᵉ bºyōm ḥatta ʔɑfḍɑ}
‏هالقِرْنِة كانِت مِن قَبَل مَرْكَزِ التِّجَارَة ‎[S] This section was once the center of business
‏التِّلَغْرَاْف لازِم يْكُوْن هَوْن قَبْلِ المَسَا ‎[S] The telegram should be here before evening,
‏بْكُوْنِ هْنِيك قَبْلِ التِنْتَيْن ‎[S] I'll be there before two.
‏تَاْعَى السَّاعَة خَمْسِة، مُو قَبِل ‎[S] come at five, not before.
‏الشِّغِل بْيِجِي قَبْلِ البَسِط ‎[S] Business comes before pleasure.
‏قَبْلِ بْيَوْم ‎[S] the day before
‏كانِت ناْزْلِة مَطَر قَبْلِ بْيَوْم ‎[S] It had rained the day before
‏قَبِل لَحْظَة ‎[S] just a moment a ago
‏ما كان هَون قَبِل لَحْظَة ‎[S] Wasn't he here a moment ago
‏قَبلِ شْوَيِّة ‎[S] a while ago
‏تَرَك قَبْلِ شْوَيِّة ‎[S] He left a while ago
‏قَبِل كِلّ شِيّ ‎[S] before anything else, above all

أُمَّهْا لَلَيْلَى ما رازِت أَوْرَوْبَّا مِن قَبِل ‎[V] Lelia's mother has not visited Europe before;
‏ما صار هالشِّي أَبَدًا مِن قَبِل ‎[S] It never happened before
‏عْرِفْتَو مِن قَبِل ‎[S] knew it beforehand
‏قَبْلِ بْوَقِت ‎[S] beforehand
‏كان لَازِمِ تْقِلْ لِي قَبْلِ بْوَقِت ‎[S] You should have told me beforehand.
‏مِتِل ما حَكَيْنَا مِن قَبِل ‎[S] As we have already mentioned above
‏مِنْكَمِّل بَقَى مِتِل ما اْتَّفَقْنَا مِن قَبِل ‎[S] We’ll proceed then as we previously agreed,

اِنْتِا التَانِي؟ —— لَأ، هُوِّي قَبْلِي ‎[S] Are you next? —— no, he’s ahead of me
‏مْنِتْرُكُهْن اذا بَدّْنَا قَبْلِ بْيَوم فِيْنا ‎[L] we'll leave it, if we want, for a day, if we can (this sentence is a bit mixed up, but the usage of قبل is interesting. The speaker was basically saying that we should leave the chicken to marinate for a day. I interpret is being "ahead", i.e. in the future, for a day.)

أَكَلْت قَبِل ما دَرَست ‎[V] I ate before I studied;
‏حَبَّيْتُو قَبِل مَا تْشُوْفُو ‎[P] did you like him before you saw him; {ḥabbēto qabᵉl ma tºšūfo}
‏خَلَّصنَا قَبِل مَا يِرجَع ‎[P] we finished before he got back; {ḵɑllɑṣna qabᵉl ma yirjaʕ}
‏لَازمِ نْخَلِّص قَبِل مَا يِرجَع ‎[P] we must finish before he gets gack; {lāzmᵉ nºḵɑlleṣ qabᵉl ma yirjaʕ}
‏اِطفي الضَوّ قَبِل مَا تْرُوْح ‎[P] put out the light before you go; {'iṭfy-ḍ-ḍɑww qabᵉl ma tºrūḥ}
‏قَبِل مَا أَبدَا ‎[P] before I began, before I begin; {qabᵉl ma ʔabda}
‏تَلْفِن لِي قَبِل ما تْرُوْح ‎[S] Call me up before you go.

حَذَفْنَا عِدِّة نَفْدَات كانُوا بِاللِيْسْتَة قَبْلِة ‎[S] We have omitted several items which were on the list before,
‏أَكْتَر مِن كِلّْ وَقِت قَبْلِة ‎[S] more than ever
‏بِكْرَه هالشَّغْلِة أَكْتَر مِن كِلّْ وَقِت قَبْلِة ‎[S] I loathe this job more than ever,

الوَجْهِ القِبْلِي = الصَّعِيْد ‎[S] Upper Egypt

لَازِم يْكُوْن فِيْه تَشجِيْع مِن قِبَلِ الصُلطَة ‎[P] there has to be encouragement from the authorities; {lāzem yºkūn fīᴴ tašjīʕ min ʠibalᴵ-ṣ-ṣulṭa}
‏مِن قِبَل + ضمير ‎[S] on the part of

مِن قَبِيْلِ الاِحْتِيَاط سَأَلْتَو مَرَّة تانْيِة ‎[S] To be on the safe side, I asked him again

فِيْهِ اْمتِحَانَات قُبُوْل لَلمَدَارِس ‎[P] the schools have entrance exams; {fīᴴᴵ 'ºmtiḥānāt qubūl lalmadāres}
‏شُرُوْطِ القُبُوْل لَلجَامِعَة ‎[P] university admission requirements; {šurūṭᴵ-l-qubūl laljāmiʕa}

قيم مْقابِيْلِي ‎[L] lift (this) with me (by grabbing it from the opposite side with me);

هالكِلْمِة ما لَهْا مَقَابِيْل بِالإِنْگْلِيْزِي ‎[S] That word has no equivalent in English

اْصْبُر (صْبَوْر) لِسَّا بْقَبّْلَو ‎[S] You just wait. I'll bring him to terms yet.

بْتِقْدَرُوا تْقَدّْمُوه جَنْبِ كتير مُقَبِّلَاتِ بْرَمَضَان  ‎[P] you can serve it on the side of a lot of appetizers during Ramadan

مُمكِن أَقَابِلِ المُدِيْر ‎[P] can I meet with the manager?; {mumken ʔaʠᾱbelᴵ-l-mudīr}
‏هُوِّ مُستْعِدّ يْقَابلَك ‎[P] he's prepared to meet with you; {huwwe mustºʕedd yºʠᾱblak}
‏مِين لَازِم اْقَابِل ‎[S] To whom do I report?

قَابَلْنَا بْاِبْتِسَامِة ‎[S] He met us with a smile,
‏بْحَيَاتَو ما قَابَل أَجَانِب ‎[S] He's never come into contact with foreigners.

هُمِّ سَاكنِيْنِ قْبَالنَا ‎[P] they live opposite of us; {humme sāknīnᵉ qºbālna}
‏اِقْبَالِ البَوْصطَة ‎[P] opposite the post office; {'ᵉqºbālᴵ-l-bōṣṭɑ}
‏بَيْتُو قْبَالِ السِيْنَمَا ‎[P] his house is opposite the cinema; {bēto qºbālᴵ-s-sīnama}

اْنسِحَاب مُقَابِل سَلَام ‎[P] withdrawal in exchange for peace; {'ºnsiḥāb muʠᾱbel salām}
‏ المُتَطَوِّع مَا بْيَاخُد أَيّ مُقَابِل ‎[P] the volunteer receives no recompense (for his work); {'il-mutɑṭɑwweʕ ma bºyāḵod ʔayy muʠᾱbel}
‏حِلْو إِنَّو نِشْتْرِي لُهْنِ هْدِيِّة مْقَابِل ضْيَافِتُهْن ‎[S] We ought to buy them a present in return for their hospitality

كَانُوا أَلفَيْن هَا السِنِة مُقََبِل أَلفِ السِنِة المَاضْيِة ‎[P] there were two thousand this year, as compared with one thousand last year; {kānu ʔalfēn ha-s-sine muʠɑabel ʔalfᴵ-s-sine-l-mᾱḍºye}
‏خَمْسِين بَاخْرَة مَرَقُوا بِالقَنَاْتِ مْقَابِل خَمْسَة وْتْلاتِين بِالشَّهْرِ المَاضِي ‎[S] fifty ships went through the Canal as against thirty last month.
‏مْقَابِل كِلِّ مْعَلِّم مْنِيح فِي خَمْسِة عَطْلِيْن ‎[S] for every good teacher there are five bad ones,

إِجَا مْنِ الجِّهَة الِـمْقَابْلِة ‎[S] He came from the opposite direction

أَجرَت مَعُو مُقَابَلِة ‎[P] she carried out an interview with him; { ʔajrat maʕo muʠᾱbale}
‏مُقَابَلِة صَحَفِيِّة ‎[P] a newspaper interview; {muʠᾱbale ṣɑḥɑfiyye}
‏الوَزِير مَنَحَو مْقَابَلِة خَاصَّة ‎[S] The minister granted him a special interview
‏جَلَالْتَو تْكَرَّم عَلَيْه بِمْقَابْلِة خاصَّة ‎[S] His majesty granted him a special audience.

الدِّرَة مْأَقِبْلِة (مْنِيْح) هالسِّنِة ‎[S] The corn's doing well this year,

عَلَيْه إِقْبَال ‎[S] desired, sought after
‏الحَرِيْرِ الأَصْلِي مَطْلُوبِ كْتِير = الحَرِيرِ الأَصْلِي عَلَيْه إِقْبَالِ كْتِير ‎[S] Pure silk is very much in demand
‏نَظَرًا لِلإِقْبالِ الشَّدِيد لَحَ يِتْمَدَّدِ الفِلِم ‎[S] The film will be held over on demand,
‏في لِبْنَان كْتِير في إقبال على هاذا السَّايْت ‎[L] in Lebanon there is a big interest in this website

تْقَابَلنَا عِندِ المُدِيْر ‎[P] we met at the manager's place (office / home); {tºqābalna ʕindᴵ-l-mudīr}
‏تْقَابَلنَا مَعِ المُدِيْر ‎[P] we had a meeting with the manager; {tºqābalna maʕᴵ-l-mudīr}
‏نْشالله نِتقَابَل كَمَان مَرَّة ‎[P] I hope we meet again; {nºšɑllɑ nitqābal kamān mɑrrɑ}

هُوِّ اْنقَبَل في الجَامعَة ‎[P] he got accepted to the university; {huwwe 'ºnqabal fy-l-jāmʕa}
‏اْنْقَبَل لَعِضْوِيْة اِلنَّادِي = اْنْقَبَل بِالنَّادي ‎[S] He was admitted to
‏الاِقْتِرَاْحِ اْنْقَبَل ‎[S] the motion was carried.

اْستَقبَلني في مَكتَبُو ‎[P] he received me in his office; {'ºstaqbalny fy maktabo}
‏رُحِت أَستَقِبلُو في المَطَار ‎[P] I went to welcome him at the airport; {ruḥᵉt ʔastaqᵉblo fy-l-mɑṭᾱr}

اْسْتَقْبَلُونَا بْكِلّْ حَرَارَة وْلِطِف ‎[S] We were cordially received.

الاِسْتِقْبَالِ ضْعِيفِ كْتِيرِ اليَوْم ‎[S] Reception is very poor today
‏حَفْلِة اِسْتِقْبَال ‎[S] reception party
‏اْنْعَزَمِت على حَفْلِةِ الاِسْتِقْبَال ‎[S] Have you been invited to the reception?
‏غُرفِةِ الاِْستِقبَال ‎[P] reception room; {ġurfeᴵ-l-'ºistiqbāl}
‏سَاعَةِ الاِستِقبَال / أَوقَاتِ الاِستِقبَال ‎[P] reception hours / times, opening hours; {sĒʕaᴵ-l-'istiqbāl / ʔawʠātᴵ-l-'istiʠbāl}

في المُستَقبَل ‎[P] in the future; {fy-l-mustaqbal}
‏شَغلِة إِلهَا مُستَقبَل ‎[P] something with a future; {šaġle ʔilha mustaqbal}
‏بْيِهتَمّ في مُستَقبَلُو ‎[P] he wants to secure his future; {bºyihtamm fy mustaqbalo}
‏شُو مِسْتَقْبَلَك بْهالوَظِيفِة ‎[S] What are your prospects on that job?
‏هالوَلَد إِلَو مِسْتَقْبَل باهِر ‎[S] That young fellow will go far
‏الشَّغْلِة مَا لَهْا مِسْتَقْبَل ‎[S] The job has no future
‏بِالمِسْتَقْبَل تَعَى عَ الوَقِت ‎[S] In the future, come on time
‏كِلِّ النَّاس بِيْقُوْلُوا إِنَّو بِيْصِيْر رَئِيْسْنَا بِالمِسْتَقْبَل ‎[S] Everyone says be our future president

الكُلِّيَّة قِبْلِتْني ‎[E] the college accepted me;
‏ما باقْبَلْشِ رَشْوة ‎[E] I don't take bribes;
‏النَبِي قِبِلِ الهَدِيَّة ‎[E] the Prophet accepted gifts (said to urge someone to accept gifts);
‏أقبَل ايِّ حاجة فِ الدنيا إلا ‎[E] I'll accept anything in the world except;

ما بَقْبَلش : ما باحبّش – ما باطيقْش – باكره ‎[E] I don't accept (meaning I don't like, I hate)
‏المَكَنة دي ما بْتِقْبَلْشِ بَنْزين ‎[E] this machine won't take petrol;
‏الراجِل دا ماقْبَلوش خالِص ‎[E] I can't stand that man;
‏حاجة تِقْبَلْها العَين ‎[E] something pleasing to the eye;

ما قِبْلِتْشِ تِتْجَوِّزُه ‎[E] she was not willing to marry him

قِبِل عن نفسه ‎[E] to accept o.s. (after doing s.th. bad); this is always used in a negative way, like how can you live with yourself after doing that.
‏قِبِل فِ كُلِّيِّةِ الطِبّ ‎[E] he was admitted to the faculty of medicine;

قابِل لِ ‎[E] acceptable for, capable of, susceptible to, as in:
‏قابِل لِلاِشْتِعال ‎[E] combustible;
‏راجِل قابِل لِلاِقْتِناع ‎[E] a man who can be convinced;
‏الاِقْتِراح قابِل لِلتَنْفِيذ ‎[E] the proposal/suggestion is practicable ();
‏مِياه قابلة للشُرْب ‎[E] potable water, drinking water;
‏الموضوع دا غير قابِل للمناقشة ‎[E] this topic is unacceptable for discussion;

ما ليش قابِلِيَّة لِلأَكْل ‎[E] I don't feel like eating;
‏ما لوش قابِلِيَّة يِتْكَلِّم فِ المَوْضوع دا ‎[E] he doesn't feel like talking about that;

عَنْدُه قابِلِيَّة لِلبَرْد ‎[E] he is susceptible to colds

ما لوش قابِلِيَّة لِلتَفاهُم ‎[E] he's incapable of being reasoned

مِيك كان ساكِن هِ،ا قَبْلِنا ‎[E] who was living here before us?
‏دا قَبْلِيها بْيَوم ‎[E] he arrived a day before her;
‏اِتْعَيَّـن قَبْلِ مِنِّي بْخَمَس سِنِين ‎[E] he was appointed five years before me;
‏لا قَبْليْ ولا بَعْدِي (there was not one like this) before me and (there will not be) after me, meaning there is none other like me;
‏اِشْتَرَى عَرَبِيَّة بِتْقُول لا قَبْلي وَلا بَعْدي ‎[E] he bought a car the like of which as never been seen;
‏النَهارْدا قَبْلِ بُكْرا ‎[E] the sooner the better;
‏قبل ما + جملة ‎[E] conjunction: before (followed by a full sentence); this is always followed by present tense, even if talking in the past tense;
‏بِيَاكُل كِتِير قَبْلِ ما يْنام ;

لا بَعْدَين وَلا قَبْلَين ‎[E] not later and not before! (retort used when someone says بَعْدَين, meaning "later"), as in:
‏حَتاخُد أُجْرِتَك بَعْدَين --- لا بَعْدَين ولا قَبْلَين، أنا عايِزْها دِلْوَقْتي ‎[E] you will get your wages later --- Not later and not before! I want them now!
‏تَعَالَى زُرْنا بَعْدَين اِحْنَا مَشْغُولين دِلْوَقْتي --- لا بَعْدَين ولا قَبْلَين عُمْرَك ما حَتْشُوْفْني عَنْدَك ‎[E] Come and visit us some other time, we are busy now --- Not later and not before! you'll never see me at your place;
‏وِبَعْدَين --- وَلا قَبْلَين "What next?!" --- Don't make such a fuss, it's nothing to get excited about;

أنا جايَّ بَسَّ عاوْزة أَفُوت عَلَى أُمِّي قَبْلَة ‎[E] I'm coming, but I want to drop by my mother's first;
‏كَلِّمُوا قَبْلَة ‎[E] speak to him first;

باب قِبْلِي ‎[E] southern door;
‏الوَجْهِ القِبْلي ‎[E] Upper Egypt;

المَدْرَسة قِبْلي البَلَد ‎[E] the school is in the southern part of town

الرِيح بِتْهِبِّ مِن قِبْلي ‎[E] the wind is blowing from the south

مكتبة القبول ‎[E] office of admissions

/ مكتبة القبول ‎[E] office of admissions

بَلَكَوْنِتْهُم قُبَال بَلَكَوْنِتْنا ‎[E] their balcony faces ours

خُدِ الكِتاب دا قُبالِ اْللي خَدْتُه مِنَّك إِمْبارِح ‎[E] take this book in return for the one I took from you yesterday

دَرَجاتي قَبِّلِتْني فِ الحُقُوق ‎[E] my grades got me accepted in the (faculty of) law

ما حَدِّش قابِلْني فِ المَطَار ‎[E] no one met me at the airport;
‏اِبْقَى قابِلْنِي لَو ‎[E] be there to meet me if..., and expression showing that something is so unlikely to happen, that you are telling someone that he/she can come and "meet you (to laugh at you, mock you) if it actually happens, as in:
‏اِبْقُوا قابْلُوني لَو كان فيه عَشا ‎[E] you can come and meet me (to mock me) if there is (actually) dinner;
‏اِبْقَى قابِلْني لَو جَوِّزْتَها ‎[E] you can come and meet me (to mock me) if you (actually manage to) marry her off;
‏قابلْت أُمّ لا إله إلا الله ‎[E] I met a whole bunch of people (this phrase is considered offensive to some, obviously I would say, and can even be considered sacrilegious, so one should be cautious in using it);

ما قابِلْتِش زَيَّك كِتِير فِ حَيَاتي ‎[E] I haven't come across many like you in my lifetime

قابِلْتَها وْأَنا لِسَّه طالِب ‎[E] I met her while I was still a student

قابْلُونا مُقابْلة كْوَيِّسة ‎[E] I received us well

الفُول عَنْدِ المَصْرِيِّين يِقابِل المَكَرَونة عَنْدِ الطَلْيَانة ‎[E] broad beans are to Egyptians what pasta is to Italians;
‏فِ مُقابِل ‎[E] in return for, in exchange for, as in:
‏خَدْتِ ساعْتُه فْ مُقابِلْ ساعْتِي ‎[E] I took his watch in return for mine;
‏بِدُون / مِنْ غَيْر مُقابِل ‎[E] without compensation, gratis;

اِعْمِلي مَعَ المُدِيرة مقابلة شخصية ‎[E] make a personal interview/meeting with the manager

رَبِّنا يِتْقَبِّل الصَلا ‎[E] God hears (our) prayers;
‏ما بْتِتْقَبِّلْشِ كَلامي ‎[E] she doesn't accept my advice;

حَنِتْقابِل فِ بارِيس إِن شاءَ اْلله ‎[E] we'll get together in Paris, God willing;

اِتْقابِلْنا فِ الشارِع ‎[E] we ran into each other in the street

اِتْقابْلوا أَيَّامِ الحَرْب ‎[E] they met during the war

اِتْقَبَل فِ المُسْتَشْفى ‎[E] he was admitted to the hospital

فِ مُقْتَبَل ‎[E] in the early stages of (probably more literally translated as just starting to receive), as in:
‏فِ مُقْتَبَلِ العُمْر ‎[E] in the (prime of one's) youth;

حَفْلِةِ اْسْتِقْبالِ السَفِير ‎[E] the reception for the ambassador;
‏اِنْفَتَحِتِ الأَبْواب لْـاِسْتِقْبالِ العَرِيس ‎[E] the doors were opened to receive the groom;
‏الرادْيُو بْيِسْتَقْبِل مَحَطَّات بِعِيدة ‎[E] the radio picks up distant stations;

اِسْتَقْبِلوا المَرْكِب فِ الخَلِيج ‎[E] they anchored the ship in the bay

اِسْتَقْبِلِ القِبْلَة ‎[E] in Islam: to face in the direction of Mecca for the purpose of ritual prayer

المُسْتَقْبَل بِيَدِّ اْلله ‎[E] proverb: the future is in God's hands

القُمَار ضَيَّع لُه مُسْتَقْبَلُه ‎[E] gambling lost (him) his future, gambling ruined him;
‏انا عاوز اشوف مستقبلي ‎[E] I want to look after / see to my future

كاين إقْبال على ‎[M] to have a demand for (s.th.)
‏ف الشّتْوة ماكيْكونْش الإِقْبال عْلى الْمونادا ‎[M] In winter there isn't a demand for soda pop.

الْمْغارْبة كيْسْتقْبلوا الأجانِب ف دْيورْهُم بكُلّ فرح ‎[M] Moroccans receive foreigners into their homes joyfully.

عرفتي، ماكاينْش فْحال المغارْبَة فالاْسْتِقبال والضيافة Noone is quite as welcoming and hospitable as Moroccans. ‎[M]

التّقبُّل د الْمْلاغة ‎[M] taking of a joke

ملّي الرّئيس دْيال شي دوْلة كيْزور الْمغْرِب، كيْتّسْتقْبل ف الْمطار بالتّمر والْحْليب ‎[M] When the president of a country visits Morocco, he is welcomed at the airport with dates and milk.

كايْنين النّاس اللّي ماكيْتْقبّلوش الْمْلاغة ‎[M] There are some people who can't take a joke.

ملّي الْمْغارْبة كيْلعْبوا الْكارْطة، جوج كيْتْقابلوا ضدّ جوج ‎[M] When Moroccans play cards, two play together against two.

اِلَى عَاود قبّْلت عْلِيَا رَانا نْخرّجْهَا ‎[M] If she comes to me again I'll throw her out.

ملّي الْمُسْلِمين كيْبْغيوْا يْضحّيوا، كيْقبّلوا الضّحية. ‎[M] When Muslims want to sacrifice, they face the sacrificial animal towards Mecca,

عمّْتِي للي قَابْلت بْبَا ملْلِي كان مْرِيْض ‎[M] My aunt took care of my father when he was ill.
‏قَاْبل الضّْيَاف ‎[M] Take care of the guests.

دَارْنَا مْقَابْلَة الجَّامع ‎[M] Our house faces the mosque.

الْوالِدة ديالي هِي اللّي قابْلت خالي ملّي كان مْريض ‎[M] My mother, she took care of my uncle when he was ill.
‏ملّي شي مْراة وحْدانِية كتْوْلد، كيْقابْلوها جيرانْها ‎[M] When a lady who is all alone gives birth, her neighbors watch over her.
‏شْكون كيْقابل الْبْني دْيالك ملّي كتْكون ف الْخدْمة؟ ‎[M] Who supervises your building project while you are at work?

قَابْلت صُعُوْبَة كْبِيْرَة ‎[M] She met with great difficulty.

ماكاين مُشْكيل. الإدارة قابْلة الطّلب ديالو ‎[M] No problem. The office approved his request.

ما كا يعْطِي قَابِلِيَة لوْلَادُو ‎[M] He doesn’t give his children any attention

ما زال فِيْهَا القَابِلِيَة لْلْخدْمَة ‎[M] She still feels she has enough energy to work.
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ما مْكن لْهُمْش يْخُرْجُوا عْلَى قِبَال الشّْتَا كانت كا تْطِيْح بزَّاف ‎[M] They couldn’t leave because it was raining very hard
‏عْلَى قِبَالِي خلَّاهَا تمْشِي مْعَ خُوْتْهَا ‎[M] because of me (my influence) he let her go with her brothers

تْكلّمْت مْعَاهَا عْلَى قِبَالْ الْحفْلَة دْيَالْ نْهَار الجّمْعَة ‎[M] I talked to her about Friday’s party

وصْلت قْبل الغْدَا ‎[M] She arrived before dinner.
‏قَضَت شْغَالْهَا قْبل منِّي ‎[M] She finished her work before me.

شفْت هاد الرِّوَايَة منْ قْبل ‎[M] I've already seen this play.
‏ف اللِّيل كَتْتْعشَّى وْدِيما كَتقْرَى قبل ما تنْعس ‎[M] she always reads before going to bed (note lack of ك on form after قبل ما )
‏شْنُو كَتْدِير قبل ما تنعس ‎[M] what do you do every going to bed?
‏قْبل = من قْبل ‎[M] before
‏من قْبل الْحدّ ‎[M] before Sunday
‏يدير شي قْبل من ‎[M] to do (ه = s.th.) before (s.o. / s.th.)
‏يديرشي قْبل ما + فعل ‎[M] to do (s.th.) before (s.th.) else
‏قْبل ما مارْكى الْبيت راوغ جوج د اللّعايْبِية ‎[M] Before he scored a goal, he dribbled around two players.
‏قْبل ماتْشْري شي طُموبيل، خصّك تْشوف واش الْموتور دْيالْها كيْسوط ‎[M] Before you buy a car, you need to see if the motor burns oil.

اْغْسل يدِّيْك قْبل ما تاكُل ‎[M] Wash your hands before you eat.
‏صلَّت قْبل ما تنْعش ‎[M] She prayed before she went to sleep.
‏غَاد نْعيّطْ لْهُم قْبلْ لَا يْمْشِيْوا ‎[M] I’m going to call them before they leave. {Gad n3yyeT-lhom qbel-la ym∫iw
‏دِيمَا كا نْقْرَا قبل ما نْنْعس ‎[M] I always read before I sleep

ما شفْتْهَاش عْلَى قْبل خرْجت بكْرِي ‎[M] I didn't see her because she left early.

قدّْمت الطَّلَب بَالْحقّ ما قبْلُوْهَاْش ‎[M] She applied but was not accepted.
‏وَاخَّا رْغبْتُو ما قْبلْش الطّلب دْيَالِي ‎[M] Even though I pleaded with him, he didn't accept my request.
‏ قْبل النّْصِيحَة ‎[M] to accept advice
‏ كيْعْجبْنِي هاد الولْد حِيت ديما كيْقْبل النّصَائِح ‎[M] I like this boy because he always accepts advice.
‏ قْبل الحقّ ‎[M] to accept the truth

قْبلْت وْرْضِيْت ‎[M] O.K., I accept.

هاد البِيْت خصُّوا يْتْنضّف قْبَالَة ‎[M] This room needs to be cleaned thoroughly.