قبل

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قبل^¹

/qa.bi.la/

verb قَبِلَ · qabila · يَقْبَلُ · قَبُول · قُبُول

to accept قَبِلَ العَرِيسُ بِفَرَحٍ طَلَبَ الزَّوَاجِ.
to receive kindly, to give a friendly reception
to acquiesce, to put up with, to agree, to consent, to assent
to admit
to obey, to yield, to give in, to submit

Opposite: رَفَضَ

قبل^²

/qab.ba.la/

verb قَبَّلَ · qabbala · يُقَبِّلُ · تَقْبِيل · مُقَبِّل

to kiss قَبَّلْتُهَا وَدُمُوعِي مَزْجُ أَدْمُعِهَا // وَقَبَّلَتْنِي عَلَى خَوْفٍ فَمًا لِفَمِ فَذُقْتُ مَاءَ حَيَاةٍ مِنْ مُقَبَّلِهَا // لَوْ صَابَ تُرْبًا لَأَحْيَا سَالِفَ الْأُمَمِ
Similar: بَاسَ
to go south

قبل^³

/qu.bul/

noun قُبُل · قُبْل · qubul · qubl

fore, front كرمدانة. الماهية: حبها يمدحه الأطباء. أعضاء النفض: تسخن القبل جداً وتسهل الماء والمرّة.

قبل^⁴

/qab.lu/

adverb قَبْلُ · qablu

previously, formerly, earlier, before
Opposite: بَعْدُ

قبل^⁵

/qab.la/

preposition قَبْلَ Audio: · qabla · قَبْلَ · قَبْلِي · قَبْلَنَا

before; prior to رَأَْيْتُهُ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِيَوْمَيْنِ.
ago رَأَْيْتُهُ قَبْلَ يَوْمَيْنِ.

قبل^⁶

/qi.bal/

noun قِبَل · qibal · الْقِبَل · قِبَلٌ

power, ability

قبل^⁷

/qi.ba.la/

preposition قِبَلَ · qibala · قِبَلِي · قِبَلَنَا

in the presence of, before, near
in the direction of, toward

قبل^⁸

/qu.bal/

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noun قُبَل · qubal

plural plural of قُبْلَة (qubla)

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verb

Opposite: رَفَضَ

In English

accept to receive with consent
before earlier than
kiss to touch with the lips
ago past; gone by; since
ere before, sooner than
previously at an earlier time
prior to before (formal)

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {قبل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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