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Maqbool
مقبولSay it maq-BOOL
- Meaning
- Accepted, received, approved; chosen; acceptable, pleasing Platts, p. 1054
- Say it
- maq-BOOL
- Written
- مقبول
- Other spellings
- Maqbul, Makbool, Magbool
Maqbool
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Maqbool meaning
Maqbool (مقبول) is a Muslim boy's name of Arabic origin.
Accepted, received, approved; chosen; acceptable, pleasing
Maqbool (مقبول) is the Arabic maqbūl, the passive participle of qabila, "to accept". Platts's Urdu dictionary defines it as accepted, received or approved; chosen or elect; and acceptable or pleasing, with the noun maqbūliyat, "acceptability". Lane's lexicon gives qabūl as a favourable reception, acceptance or approval. Name lists give the meaning as "accepted" or "approved", matching the dictionary. The painter M. F. Husain (Maqbool Fida Husain, 1915–2011) is a famous bearer.
Source: Platts, A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English (1884), p. 1054 · entry maqbūl (مقبول) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Platts, Urdu dictionary, maqbūl, p. 1054 · Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, qabūl, p. 2984 · Wikipedia, M. F. Husain
Famous namesakes
- M. F. Husain (Maqbool Fida Husain, 1915–2011), painter
Spellings
Maqbool · Maqbul · Makbool · Magbool