1 قَبَلَ ذ as syn. with , q. v.: see أَدْبَرَ , in two places. -b2- قَبَحَ اللّٰهُ مَا قَبَلَ مِنْهُ وَمَا دَبَرَ : see دَبَر . -b3- قَبِلَ He took, received, or admitted, willingly, or with approbation; he accepted. See قَبُولٌ . -b4- قَبِلَتِ النَّعْلُ The sandal had its قِبَال broken. (TA in art. شسع .)

3 قَابَلَهُ ذ He faced, or fronted, or was opposite to or over against, him, or it. (S, * K.) See also He, or it, corresponded to him, or it. -b2- قَابَلَهُ بِنَفْسِهِ [ He opposed himself to him ]. (TA, art. عرض .) See عَرَضَ لَهُ ; and see 4. -b3- قَابَلَ كَذَا بِكَذَا He requited such a thing with such a thing; or did, or gave, such a thing in return for such a thing; as good for good, evil for evil, good for evil, or evil for good. (The Lexicons passim.) -b4- He counteracted such a thing with such a thing. -b5- He compared such a thing &c. -b6- قُوبِلَ بِكَذَا It was compensated, or requited, by, or with, such a thing: see an ex. of the part. n. voce غُنْمٌ . -b7- قَابَلَ الشَّاة : see دَابَرَ الشاة . -b8- فَرَسٌ قُوبِلَ مِنْ آفِقٍ وَآفِقَةٍ A horse that is generous with respect to both parents. (S in art. افق .)

4 أَقْبَلْتُهُ الشَّىْءَ ذ I made it to face the thing: (S, K:) and الشَّىْءَ app. signifies the same: see a verse of El-Aashà voce اِرْتِسَامٌ . -b2- أَقْبَلَ بِهِ [ He turned it forward; contr. of أَدْبَرَ بِهِ ]. (S, K, art. دبر .) -b3- أَقْبَلَ He came, facing; (JK, S, * K; *) came forward; came on; advanced; contr. of أَدْبَرَ . (S, K.) -b4- أَقْبَلْتُ قِبَلَكَ [not قُبْلَكَ ] I advanced, or came, toward thee. Like قَصَدْتُ قَصْدَكَ . (L, art. حرد .) See also Kur, ii. 172. -b5- أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ He advanced, or approached, towards him, or it. -b6- أَقْبَلَ عَلَى إِنْسَانٍ , as though he desired no other person. (JK.) -b7- اقْبَالٌ The advancing of fortune; contr. of إِدْبَارٌ . -b8- الإِقْبَالُ فِى الدُّنْيَا [ Advance in the world, or in worldly circumstances ]. (Mgh in art. جد .) إِقْبَالٌ signifies The being fortunate. (KL.) -b9- إِقْبَالٌ i. q. دَوْلَةٌ [ Good fortune; &c.; see تامِكُ ]: and عِزَّةٌ [ might; &c.]. (Kull, p. 64.) -b10- أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ He showed favour to him: or, more properly, he presented a favourable aspect to him; or, accord. to general usage, he met him kindly; see بَشَّ لَهُ . -b11- أَقْبَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ الدُّنْيَا , (A, art. فتح ,) The world favoured him. -b12- أَقْبَلَ عَلَى شَىْءٍ He set about, or commenced, doing a thing. (K, &c.) -b13- See تَصَدَّدَ . -b14- أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ He clave to it: and he took to, set about, began, or commenced it; as also عليه . (K.) -b15- [ أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِ بِالسَّيْفِ , and بِالعَصَا , and بِالسَّوْطِ He advanced against him, or set upon him, with the sword, and with the staff or stick, and with the whip. ] -b16- You say, أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْه بِالسَّوْطِ يَضْرِبُهُ [ He advanced against him, or set upon him, with the whip, striking him ]. (S in art. حول .) -b17- See قَبَلٌ . -b18- يُقْبِلُ بِالدَّلْوِ إِلَى البِئْرِ and أَمْرُ فُلَانٍ الَى إِقْبَالٍ : see أَدْبَرَ . -b19- أَقْبَل عَلَيْهِ بِالتَّعْنِيفِ : see Har, p. 165 -b20- أَقْبِلْ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ [ Betake, or apply, thyself to thine own affairs ]. (T,

6 تَقَابَلُوا ذ They faced, or confronted, one another: see S in art. فقح .

8 اِقْتَبَلَهُ ذ He began it, or commenced it; namely, an affair; (S, * Mgh, K; *) as also . (Mgh.)