تَقَابَلَ — يَتَقَابَلُ — تَقَابُلًا
Translation: He met face to face; he meets face to face; meeting face to face.
Tafāʿul follows the perfect pattern تَفَاعَلَ. In تَقَابَلَ, the root q-b-l takes both introductory tāʾ and alif after qāf, distinguishing it from تَقَبَّلَ.
Mutual or reciprocal activity is common in this form. تَقَابَلَ الرَّجُلَانِ means the two men met face to face. Both the additional letters and the verbal-noun pattern establish the morphological identity.
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Tafāʿul: the verb تَقَابَلَ
Five Augmented Triliteral Patterns Without Hamzat al-Wasl
تَقَابَلَ — يَتَقَابَلُ — تَقَابُلًا
Translation: He met face to face; he meets face to face; meeting face to face.
Tafāʿul follows the perfect pattern تَفَاعَلَ. In تَقَابَلَ, the root q-b-l takes both introductory tāʾ and alif after qāf, distinguishing it from تَقَبَّلَ.
Mutual or reciprocal activity is common in this form. تَقَابَلَ الرَّجُلَانِ means the two men met face to face. Both the additional letters and the verbal-noun pattern establish the morphological identity.