قبيل

See also: قتيل

Arabic

Root
ق ب ل (q-b-l)

Etymology 1

From قَبِلَ (qabila), to receive kindly.

Noun

قَبِيل • (qabīl) m

1. guarantor
2. bail bond agent, bondsman
3. surety
4. kind, specimen, sort
5. tribe

Declension

Declension of noun قَبِيل (qabīl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَبِيل qabīl	الْقَبِيل al-qabīl	قَبِيل qabīl
Nominative	قَبِيلٌ qabīlun	الْقَبِيلُ al-qabīlu	قَبِيلُ qabīlu
Accusative	قَبِيلًا qabīlan	الْقَبِيلَ al-qabīla	قَبِيلَ qabīla
Genitive	قَبِيلٍ qabīlin	الْقَبِيلِ al-qabīli	قَبِيلِ qabīli

Etymology 2

Diminutive of قَبْل (qabl).

Preposition

قُبَيْلَ • (qubayla)

1. shortly before

Inflected forms
Base form					قُبَيْلَ (qubayla)
Personal-pronoun- including forms	Singular		Dual	Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Common	Masculine	Feminine
First person	قُبَيْلِي (qubaylī)			قُبَيْلَنَا (qubaylanā)
Second person	قُبَيْلَكَ (qubaylaka)	قُبَيْلَكِ (qubaylaki)	قُبَيْلَكُمَا (qubaylakumā)	قُبَيْلَكُمْ (qubaylakum)	قُبَيْلَكُنَّ (qubaylakunna)
Third person	قُبَيْلَهُ (qubaylahu)	قُبَيْلَهَا (qubaylahā)	قُبَيْلَهُمَا (qubaylahumā)	قُبَيْلَهُمْ (qubaylahum)	قُبَيْلَهُنَّ (qubaylahunna)

Antonyms

• بُعَيْدَ (buʕayda)