qabbel

Maltese
Root
q-b-l

Etymology

Factitive second stem of qabel (“to agree, match”), from Arabic قَبِلَ‎ (qabila).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʔab.bɛl/

Verb

qabbel (imperfect jqabbel, past participle mqabbel)

  1. (transitive, + ma') to compare one thing to another (in order to contrast them and assess their respective similarities and differences)
    Għandna nqabblu l-valuri ta’ dis-sena ma’ dawk tas-sena l-oħra.
    We must compare this year’s values with those of last year.

Derived terms
  • tqabbil

See also
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