قبل

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See also: قتل, ق ب ل, and ق ت ل

Arabic[edit]

Root
ق ب ل (q-b-l)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /qa.bi.la/, /qab.ba.la/, /qab.lu/, /qab.la/, /qi.bal/, /qu.bal/

Verb[edit]

قَبِلَ (qabila) I, non-past يَقْبَلُ‎ (yaqbalu)

  1. to accept
    قَبِلَ العَرِيسُ بِفَرَحٍ طَلَبَ الزَّوَاجِ.
    qabila l-ʕarīsu bifaraḥin ṭalaba z-zawāji.
    The groom accepted the marriage proposal with joy.
  2. to receive kindly, to give a friendly reception
  3. to acquiesce, to put up with, to agree, to consent, to assent
  4. to admit
  5. to obey, to yield, to give in, to submit

Conjugation[edit]

Antonyms[edit]

Verb[edit]

قَبَّلَ (qabbala) II, non-past يُقَبِّلُ‎ (yuqabbilu)

  1. to kiss
    Synonym: بَاسَ (bāsa)
    • a. 965, Al-Mutanabbi, ضَيْفٌ أَلَمَّ بِرَأْسِي غَيْرَ مُحْتَشِمِ (ḍayfun ʔalamma biraʔsī ḡayra muḥtašimi)[1]:
      قَبَّلْتُهَا وَدُمُوعِي مَزْجُ أَدْمُعِهَا // وَقَبَّلَتْنِي عَلَى خَوْفٍ فَمًا لِفَمِ
      فَذُقْتُ مَاءَ حَيَاةٍ مِنْ مُقَبَّلِهَا // لَوْ صَابَ تُرْبًا لَأَحْيَا سَالِفَ الْأُمَمِ
      qabbaltuhā wadumūʕī mazju ʔadmuʕihā // waqabbalatnī ʕalā ḵawfin faman lifami
      faḏuqtu māʔa ḥayātin min muqabbalihā // law ṣāba turban laʔaḥyā sālifa l-ʔumami
      I kissed her, and my tears mixed with hers, // and she kissed me timidly, mouth to mouth.
      I tasted the water of life from her kiss, // which may revive the ancestors, if it hit the earth.
  2. to go south

Conjugation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

قَبْلُ (qablu)

  1. previously, formerly, earlier, before
    Antonym: بَعْدُ (after that)

Derived terms[edit]

Preposition[edit]

قَبْلَ (qabla)

(file)
  1. before; prior to
    رَأَْيْتُهُ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِيَوْمَيْنِ.
    raʔaytuhu qabla mawtihi biyawmayni.
    I saw him two days before his death.
  2. ago
    رَأَْيْتُهُ قَبْلَ يَوْمَيْنِ.
    raʔaytuhu qabla yawmayni.
    I saw him two days ago.

Inflection[edit]

    Inflected forms
Base form قَبْلَ (qabla)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
Singular Dual Plural
Masculine Feminine Common Masculine Feminine
First person قَبْلِي (qablī) قَبْلَنَا (qablanā)
Second person قَبْلَكَ (qablaka) قَبْلَكِ (qablaki) قَبْلَكُمَا (qablakumā) قَبْلَكُمْ (qablakum) قَبْلَكُنَّ (qablakunna)
Third person قَبْلَهُ (qablahu) قَبْلَهَا (qablahā) قَبْلَهُمَا (qablahumā) قَبْلَهُمْ (qablahum) قَبْلَهُنَّ (qablahunna)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Maltese: qabel
  • Swahili: kabla

Noun[edit]

قِبَل (qibalm

  1. power, ability

Declension[edit]

Preposition[edit]

قِبَلَ (qibala)

  1. in the presence of, before, near
  2. in the direction of, toward

Inflection[edit]

    Inflected forms
Base form قِبَلَ (qibala)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
Singular Dual Plural
Masculine Feminine Common Masculine Feminine
First person قِبَلِي (qibalī) قِبَلَنَا (qibalanā)
Second person قِبَلَكَ (qibalaka) قِبَلَكِ (qibalaki) قِبَلَكُمَا (qibalakumā) قِبَلَكُمْ (qibalakum) قِبَلَكُنَّ (qibalakunna)
Third person قِبَلَهُ (qibalahu) قِبَلَهَا (qibalahā) قِبَلَهُمَا (qibalahumā) قِبَلَهُمْ (qibalahum) قِبَلَهُنَّ (qibalahunna)

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

قُبَل (qubalpl

  1. plural of قُبْلَة (qubla)

Hijazi Arabic[edit]

Root
ق ب ل
10 terms

Etymology 1[edit]

From Arabic قَبْلَ (qabla).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.bil/, [ɡa.bɪl]

Preposition[edit]

قبل (gabil)

  1. before, prior to
    Antonym: بعد (baʕad)
Inflection[edit]
Inflected forms of قبل
Base form قبل (gabil)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person قبلي (gabli) قبلنا (gablana)
2nd person قبلك (gablak) قبلك (gablik) قبلكم (gablakum)
3rd person قبله (gablu) قبلها (gablaha) قبلهم (gablahum)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic قَبِلَ (qabila).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɡi.bil/, [ɡɪ.bɪl]

Verb[edit]

قبل (gibil) I (non-past يقبل (yigbal), verbal noun قبول (gubūl), active participle قابل (gābil), passive participle مقبول (magbūl))

  1. to accept, to agree to something
    Synonym: وَافَق (wāfag)
    Antonym: رفض (rafaḍ)
Conjugation[edit]
    Conjugation of قبل (gibil)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قبلت (gibilt) قبلت (gibilt) قبل (gibil) قبلنا (gibilna) قبلتوا (gibiltu) قبلوا (giblu)
f قبلتي (gibilti) قبلت (giblat)
non-past m أقبل (ʔagbal) تقبل (tigbal) يقبل (yigbal) نقبل (nigbal) تقبلوا (tigbalu) يقبلوا (yigbalu)
f تقبلي (tigbali) تقبل (tigbal)
imperative m اقبل (agbal) اقبلوا (agbalu)
f اقبلي (agbali)

Moroccan Arabic[edit]

Root
ق ب ل
1 term

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Arabic قَبْلَ (qabla).

Preposition[edit]

قبل (qbal)

  1. before, prior to
    Antonyms: بعد (baʕd), من بعد (min baʕd)
Inflection[edit]
Inflected forms of قبل
Base form قبل (qbal)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person قبلي (qabli) قبلنا (qablna, qbalna)
2nd person قبلك (qablek) قبلك (qablki) قبلكم (qablkum, qbalkum)
3rd person قبله (qablu) قبلها (qablha) قبلهم (qablhum, qbalhum)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic قَبِلَ (qabila).

Verb[edit]

قبل (qbal) I (non-past يقبل (yiqbal), verbal noun قبول (qbūl), active participle قابل (qābil), passive participle مقبول (maqbūl))

  1. to accept, to agree to something
    Antonym: رفض (rfaḍ)
    ضنيت بلي ما كانتش قابلة بهاد الاتفاق.
    ḍannīt billi ma kānitši qābla b-hād l-ittifāq.
    I thought she didn't accept this agreement.
    طلبته وما قبل يشد الصرف.
    ṭlabtu w-ma qbal yšudd eṣ-ṣarf
    He didn't accept to take the change after asking him to.
Conjugation[edit]
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Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic قَبْل (qabl).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Readings
Classical reading? qaḇl
Dari reading? qabl
Iranian reading? ğabl
Tajik reading? qabl

Adjective[edit]

قبل (qabl)

  1. before, prior to

Related terms[edit]

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Root
ق ب ل
7 terms

Etymology 1[edit]

From Arabic قَبْلَ (qabla).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔabl/, [ˈʔa.b(ɪ)l]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡabl/, [ˈɡa.b(ɪ)l]
  • (file)

Preposition[edit]

قبل (ʔabl)

  1. before, prior to
    Antonym: بعد (baʕd)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic قَبِلَ (qabila).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔi.bil/, [ˈʔi.bɪl]
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡi.bil/, [ˈɡi.bɪl]
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

قبل (ʔibil) I (present بقبل (biʔbal), active participle قابل (ʔābel))

  1. to accept, to agree to something
    Antonym: رفض (rafaḍ)
    هو مش قابل ييجي معي.
    huwwe miš ʔābel yīji maʕi.
    He's refusing to come with me.
    (literally, “He's not agreeing to come with me.”)
    ما قبلوني للوظيفة.
    ʔiblūni la-l-waẓīfe.
    They didn't accept me for the job.
Conjugation[edit]
    Conjugation of قبل (ʔibil)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m قبلت (ʔbilt) قبلت (ʔbilt) قبل (ʔibil) قبلنا (ʔbilna) قبلتو (ʔbiltu) قبلو (ʔiblu)
f قبلتي (ʔbilti) قبلت (ʔiblat)
present m بقبل (baʔbal) بتقبل (btiʔbal) بقبل (biʔbal) منقبل (mniʔbal) بتقبلو (btiʔbalu) بقبلو (biʔbalu)
f بتقبلي (btiʔbali) بتقبل (btiʔbal)
subjunctive m أقبل (ʔaʔbal) تقبل (tiʔbal) يقبل (yiʔbal) نقبل (niʔbal) تقبلو (tiʔbalu) يقبلو (yiʔbalu)
f تقبلي (tiʔbali) تقبل (tiʔbal)
imperative m اقبل (iʔbal) اقبلو (iʔbalu)
f اقبلي (iʔbali)

Urdu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian قبل (qabl), from Arabic قَبْل (qabl).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

قَبْل (qabl) (Hindi spelling क़ब्ल)

  1. previous, before, ago

References[edit]

  • قبل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • قبل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.