مستقبل

مستقبل

Arabic

Etymology

Passive participle of the verb اِسْتَقْبَلَ‎ (istaqbala, “to receive, meet, face”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mus.taq.bal/
  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /mustaɡbal/, [mʊstaɡbal]

• Audio

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Noun

مُسْتَقْبَل • (mustaqbal) m

1. future
2. (grammar) future tense

Declension

Declension of noun مُسْتَقْبَل (mustaqbal)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُسْتَقْبَل mustaqbal	الْمُسْتَقْبَل‎ al-mustaqbal	مُسْتَقْبَل mustaqbal
Nominative	مُسْتَقْبَلٌ mustaqbalun	الْمُسْتَقْبَلُ‎ al-mustaqbalu	مُسْتَقْبَلُ mustaqbalu
Accusative	مُسْتَقْبَلًا‎ mustaqbalan	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَ‎ al-mustaqbala	مُسْتَقْبَلَ mustaqbala
Genitive	مُسْتَقْبَلٍ mustaqbalin	الْمُسْتَقْبَلِ‎ al-mustaqbali	مُسْتَقْبَلِ mustaqbali

Derived terms

• مُسْتَقْبَلِيّ‎ (mustaqbaliyy)

Adjective

مُسْتَقْبَل • (mustaqbal) (feminine مُسْتَقْبَلَة‎ (mustaqbala), masculine plural مُسْتَقْبَلُونَ‎ (mustaqbalūna), feminine plural مُسْتَقْبَلَات‎ (mustaqbalāt))

1. passive participle of اِسْتَقْبَلَ‎ (istaqbala)
2. future

Declension

Declension of adjective مُسْتَقْبَل (mustaqbal)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسْتَقْبَل mustaqbal	الْمُسْتَقْبَل‎ al-mustaqbal	مُسْتَقْبَلَة‎ mustaqbala	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَة‎ al-mustaqbala
Nominative	مُسْتَقْبَلٌ mustaqbalun	الْمُسْتَقْبَلُ‎ al-mustaqbalu	مُسْتَقْبَلَةٌ‎ mustaqbalatun	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَةُ‎ al-mustaqbalatu
Accusative	مُسْتَقْبَلًا‎ mustaqbalan	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَ‎ al-mustaqbala	مُسْتَقْبَلَةً‎ mustaqbalatan	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَةَ‎ al-mustaqbalata
Genitive	مُسْتَقْبَلٍ mustaqbalin	الْمُسْتَقْبَلِ‎ al-mustaqbali	مُسْتَقْبَلَةٍ‎ mustaqbalatin	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَةِ‎ al-mustaqbalati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسْتَقْبَلَيْن‎ mustaqbalayn	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَيْن‎ al-mustaqbalayn	مُسْتَقْبَلَتَيْن‎ mustaqbalatayn	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَتَيْن‎ al-mustaqbalatayn
Nominative	مُسْتَقْبَلَانِ‎ mustaqbalāni	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَانِ‎ al-mustaqbalāni	مُسْتَقْبَلَتَانِ‎ mustaqbalatāni	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَتَانِ‎ al-mustaqbalatāni
Accusative	مُسْتَقْبَلَيْنِ‎ mustaqbalayni	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَيْنِ‎ al-mustaqbalayni	مُسْتَقْبَلَتَيْنِ‎ mustaqbalatayni	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَتَيْنِ‎ al-mustaqbalatayni
Genitive	مُسْتَقْبَلَيْنِ‎ mustaqbalayni	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَيْنِ‎ al-mustaqbalayni	مُسْتَقْبَلَتَيْنِ‎ mustaqbalatayni	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَتَيْنِ‎ al-mustaqbalatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُسْتَقْبَلِين‎ mustaqbalīn	الْمُسْتَقْبَلِين‎ al-mustaqbalīn	مُسْتَقْبَلَات‎ mustaqbalāt	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَات‎ al-mustaqbalāt
Nominative	مُسْتَقْبَلُونَ‎ mustaqbalūna	الْمُسْتَقْبَلُونَ‎ al-mustaqbalūna	مُسْتَقْبَلَاتٌ‎ mustaqbalātun	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَاتُ‎ al-mustaqbalātu
Accusative	مُسْتَقْبَلِينَ‎ mustaqbalīna	الْمُسْتَقْبَلِينَ‎ al-mustaqbalīna	مُسْتَقْبَلَاتٍ‎ mustaqbalātin	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَاتِ‎ al-mustaqbalāti
Genitive	مُسْتَقْبَلِينَ‎ mustaqbalīna	الْمُسْتَقْبَلِينَ‎ al-mustaqbalīna	مُسْتَقْبَلَاتٍ‎ mustaqbalātin	الْمُسْتَقْبَلَاتِ‎ al-mustaqbalāti

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: مستقبل‎ (müstakbel)
  • Turkish: müstakbel

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق ب ل‎

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic مُسْتَقْبَل‎ (mustaqbal). Equivalent to the passive participle of استقبل‎ (istaʔbal, “to receive”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mus.taʔ.bal/, [musˈtaʔ.bal]

• Audio (Amman)

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Noun

مستقبل • (mustaʔbal) m

1. (time) future

   Antonym: ماضي‎ (māḍi)

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُسْتَقْبَل‎ (mustaqbal).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊs.t̪əq.bɪl/
• Rhymes: -ɪl

Adjective

مُسْتَقْبِل • (mustaqbil) (Hindi spelling मुस्तक़बिल)

1. future

Noun

مُسْتَقْبِل • (mustaqbil) m (Hindi spelling मुस्तक़बिल)

1. future
2. (grammar) future tense

   Antonym: ماضی‎ (māzī)

Usage notes

Not to be confused with مُسْتَقْبَل‎ (mustaqbal, adj).

Declension

Declension of مستقبل
	singular	plural
direct	مُسْتَقْبِل‎ (mustaqbil)	مُسْتَقْبِل‎ (mustaqbil)
oblique	مُسْتَقْبِل‎ (mustaqbil)	مُسْتَقْبِلوں‎ (mustaqbilō̃)
vocative	مُسْتَقْبِل‎ (mustaqbil)	مُسْتَقْبِلو‎ (mustaqbilō)

References

• “مستقبل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “مستقبل”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.