derivCf. also corresponding vb. and vn.:► qāwala, vb. III, 1 to confer, parley, treat, negotiate (DO with s.o.); 2 to dispute, wrangle, argue; 3 to haggle, bargain (DO with s.o., about the price); 4 to make a contract; 5 to conclude a bargain, make a deal (DO with s.o.): L-stem, associative.
► muqāwalaẗ, n.f., 1 talk, conversation, parley, conference; 2 dispute; – (pl. -āt) 3 contractual agreement, mutual agreement (ʕalà on a job to be done); 4 agreement; 5 closing of a business deal: vn. III | bi’l-~, adv., by the job, by the contract, by piece (work).