مستقبل

Arabic

Root
ق ب ل (q b l)
29 terms

Etymology 1

Derived from the passive participle of اِسْتَقْبَلَ (istaqbala, “to receive, meet, face”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mus.taq.bal/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

مُسْتَقْبَل • (mustaqbal) m

1. future

   الاِسْتِثْمَار فِي التَّعْلِيمِ يُمْكِن أَن يَكُون اِسْتِثْمَارًا فِي مُسْتَقْبَلٍ أَفْضَلٍ.

   al-istiṯmār fī t-taʕlīmi yumkin ʔan yakūn istiṯmāran fī mustaqbalin ʔafḍalin.

   Investing in education can be an investment in a better 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 مُسْتَقْبَلُون (mustaqbalūn), 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

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

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of اِسْتَقْبَلَ (istaqbala, “to receive, meet, face”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mus.taq.bil/

Adjective

مُسْتَقْبِل • (mustaqbil) (feminine مُسْتَقْبِلَة (mustaqbila), masculine plural مُسْتَقْبِلُون (mustaqbilūn), feminine plural مُسْتَقْبِلَات (mustaqbilāt))

1. active participle of اِسْتَقْبَلَ (istaqbala)
2. receiving

Declension

Declension of adjective مُسْتَقْبِل (mustaqbil)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُسْتَقْبِل mustaqbil	الْمُسْتَقْبِل al-mustaqbil	مُسْتَقْبِلَة mustaqbila	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَة al-mustaqbila
nominative	مُسْتَقْبِلٌ mustaqbilun	الْمُسْتَقْبِلُ al-mustaqbilu	مُسْتَقْبِلَةٌ mustaqbilatun	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَةُ al-mustaqbilatu
accusative	مُسْتَقْبِلًا mustaqbilan	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَ al-mustaqbila	مُسْتَقْبِلَةً mustaqbilatan	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَةَ al-mustaqbilata
genitive	مُسْتَقْبِلٍ mustaqbilin	الْمُسْتَقْبِلِ al-mustaqbili	مُسْتَقْبِلَةٍ mustaqbilatin	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَةِ al-mustaqbilati
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُسْتَقْبِلَيْن mustaqbilayn	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَيْن al-mustaqbilayn	مُسْتَقْبِلَتَيْن mustaqbilatayn	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَتَيْن al-mustaqbilatayn
nominative	مُسْتَقْبِلَانِ mustaqbilāni	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَانِ al-mustaqbilāni	مُسْتَقْبِلَتَانِ mustaqbilatāni	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَتَانِ al-mustaqbilatāni
accusative	مُسْتَقْبِلَيْنِ mustaqbilayni	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَيْنِ al-mustaqbilayni	مُسْتَقْبِلَتَيْنِ mustaqbilatayni	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَتَيْنِ al-mustaqbilatayni
genitive	مُسْتَقْبِلَيْنِ mustaqbilayni	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَيْنِ al-mustaqbilayni	مُسْتَقْبِلَتَيْنِ mustaqbilatayni	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَتَيْنِ al-mustaqbilatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُسْتَقْبِلِين mustaqbilīn	الْمُسْتَقْبِلِين al-mustaqbilīn	مُسْتَقْبِلَات mustaqbilāt	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَات al-mustaqbilāt
nominative	مُسْتَقْبِلُونَ mustaqbilūna	الْمُسْتَقْبِلُونَ al-mustaqbilūna	مُسْتَقْبِلَاتٌ mustaqbilātun	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَاتُ al-mustaqbilātu
accusative	مُسْتَقْبِلِينَ mustaqbilīna	الْمُسْتَقْبِلِينَ al-mustaqbilīna	مُسْتَقْبِلَاتٍ mustaqbilātin	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَاتِ al-mustaqbilāti
genitive	مُسْتَقْبِلِينَ mustaqbilīna	الْمُسْتَقْبِلِينَ al-mustaqbilīna	مُسْتَقْبِلَاتٍ mustaqbilātin	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَاتِ al-mustaqbilāti

Noun

مُسْتَقْبِل • (mustaqbil) m (plural مُسْتَقْبِلَات (mustaqbilāt))

1. (biochemistry, medicine) receptor

   تُنَظِمُ مُسْتَقْبِلَات الإِنْسُولِين دُخُولَ الغُلُوكُوز إِلَى دَاخِلِ الخَلِيَّةِ.

   tunaẓimu mustaqbilāt al-ʔinsūlīn duḵūla l-ḡulūkūz ʔilā dāḵili l-ḵaliyyati.

   Insulin receptors regulate glucose entry into cells.

Declension

Declension of noun مُسْتَقْبِل (mustaqbil)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُسْتَقْبِل mustaqbil	الْمُسْتَقْبِل al-mustaqbil	مُسْتَقْبِل mustaqbil
nominative	مُسْتَقْبِلٌ mustaqbilun	الْمُسْتَقْبِلُ al-mustaqbilu	مُسْتَقْبِلُ mustaqbilu
accusative	مُسْتَقْبِلًا mustaqbilan	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَ al-mustaqbila	مُسْتَقْبِلَ mustaqbila
genitive	مُسْتَقْبِلٍ mustaqbilin	الْمُسْتَقْبِلِ al-mustaqbili	مُسْتَقْبِلِ mustaqbili
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُسْتَقْبِلَيْن mustaqbilayn	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَيْن al-mustaqbilayn	مُسْتَقْبِلَيْ mustaqbilay
nominative	مُسْتَقْبِلَانِ mustaqbilāni	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَانِ al-mustaqbilāni	مُسْتَقْبِلَا mustaqbilā
accusative	مُسْتَقْبِلَيْنِ mustaqbilayni	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَيْنِ al-mustaqbilayni	مُسْتَقْبِلَيْ mustaqbilay
genitive	مُسْتَقْبِلَيْنِ mustaqbilayni	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَيْنِ al-mustaqbilayni	مُسْتَقْبِلَيْ mustaqbilay
plural	sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مُسْتَقْبِلَات mustaqbilāt	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَات al-mustaqbilāt	مُسْتَقْبِلَات mustaqbilāt
nominative	مُسْتَقْبِلَاتٌ mustaqbilātun	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَاتُ al-mustaqbilātu	مُسْتَقْبِلَاتُ mustaqbilātu
accusative	مُسْتَقْبِلَاتٍ mustaqbilātin	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَاتِ al-mustaqbilāti	مُسْتَقْبِلَاتِ mustaqbilāti
genitive	مُسْتَقْبِلَاتٍ mustaqbilātin	الْمُسْتَقْبِلَاتِ al-mustaqbilāti	مُسْتَقْبِلَاتِ mustaqbilāti

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ب ل
11 terms

Etymology 1

Inherited from Arabic مُسْتَقْبَل (mustaqbal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mus.taɡ.bal/, [mʊstaɡbal]

Noun

مستقبل • (mustagbal) m

1. future
2. (grammar) future tense

   Antonym: ماضي (māḍi)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Arabic مُسْتَقْبِل (mustaqbil).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mus.taɡ.bil/, [mʊstaɡbɪl]

Adjective

مستقبل • (mustagbil) (feminine مُسْتَقْبِلة (mustagbila), common plural مُسْتَقْبِلين (mustagbilīn))

1. active participle of استقبل (astagbal, “to receive, to host guests”)

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مُسْتَقْبِل (mustaqbil), from Arabic مُسْتَقْبَل (mustaqbal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mʊs.t̪ək.bɪl]

Noun

مُسْتَقْبِلُ • (mustaqbilu) m

1. future
2. (grammar) future tense

Declension

Declension of مُسْتَقْبِلُ (masc u-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	مُسْتَقْبِلُ mustaqbilu	مُسْتَقْبِلَ mustaqbila
oblique	مُسْتَقْبِلَ mustaqbila	مُسْتَقْبِلَنِ mustaqbilani
vocative	مُسْتَقْبِلَ mustaqbila	مُسْتَقْبِلو mustaqbilo

Further reading

• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910), “مستقبل”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society, page 548
• Sindhi Language Authority (2026), “مستقبل”, in Online Sindhi Dictionaries‎^[1]

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق ب ل
7 terms

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):

  (file)

Noun

مستقبل • (mustaʔbal) m

1. (time) future

   Antonym: ماضي (māḍi)

Urdu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Arabic مُسْتَقْبَل (mustaqbal)

Classical Persian مُسْتَقْبِل (mustaqbil)bor.

Urdu مستقبل

Borrowed from Classical Persian مُسْتَقْبِل (mustaqbil), 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, adjective).

Declension

Declension of مستقبل

	singular	plural
direct	مُسْتَقْبِل (mustaqbil)	مُسْتَقْبِل (mustaqbil)
oblique	مُسْتَقْبِل (mustaqbil)	مُسْتَقْبِلوں (mustaqbilõ)
vocative	مُسْتَقْبِل (mustaqbil)	مُسْتَقْبِلو (mustaqbilo)

References

• “مستقبل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “مستقبل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.