مقبول

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَقْبُول‎ (maqbūl), passive participle of قَبِلَ‎ (qabila, “to accept”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /maqbuːl/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /maqbuːl/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /mæɢbuːl/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /maqbul/

Hyphenation: مَق‧بُول

Adjective

مَقبُول • (maqbûl)

(colloquial, Dari) beautiful, pretty, lovely, elegant; handsome
‏‎‎
mûîš-i xêlî maqbûl-a!
their hair is very pretty!
(colloquial, Dari) cute, adorable
accepted, assenting
known

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ‎ (maqbūl), from Arabic مَقْبُول‎ (maqbūl), passive participle of قَبِلَ‎ (qabila, “to accept”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /məq.buːl/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /məx.buːl/
Rhymes: -uːl
Hyphenation: مَق‧بُول

Adjective

مَقبُول • (maqbūl) (Hindi spelling मक़बूल)

accepted, assenting
known
Synonym: مشہور‎ (maśhūr)

References

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

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