क़ाबिल

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian قابل‎ (qâbel), from Arabic قَابِل‎ (qābil).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɑː.bɪl/, /qɑː.bɪl/

Adjective

क़ाबिल • (qābil)

  1. capable, skillful, clever
    यह काम उसके लिए बहुत आसान होगा, वह काफ़ी क़ाबिल है।
    yah kām uske lie bahut āsān hogā, vah kāfī qābil hai.
    This work will be easy for her, she is quite capable.
    Synonym: योग्य (yogya)
  2. worthy, deserving
    ऐसा शख़्स तारीफ़ के क़ाबिल है।
    aisā śaxs tārīf ke qābil hai.
    Such a man is worthy of praise.
    Synonym: लायक़ (lāyaq)

Derived terms
  • क़ाबिलियत (qābiliyat, “ability”)
  • के क़ाबिल (ke qābil, “worthy of”)

References
  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “क़ाबिल”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
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