Arabic for before
qabl
ﻗَﺒﻞ
before –
The Arabic word for before is pronounced qabl and written ﻗَﺒﻞ.
Part of speech: adverb. Pattern: verbal noun
Using the word before
I smell your rains, before they wet me3
Important letters:
ﻕ
ﺏ
ﻝ
The root of the word before consists of the three Arabic letters
qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q,
beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b och
lam that is written ﻝ and pronounced l.
Words with the same root letters are often related.
Words related to before
All letters in before
ﻗَﺒﻞ
The Arabic word for before consists of: The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ﻗـ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻞ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻗَﺒﻞ and pronounced qabl.
Arabic is written from right to left. Short vowels are placed above or under the letters, the are usually omitted.
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The pattern for before
fa3l becomes qabl
We have seen that the Arabic word for before is written ﻗَﺒﻞ and pronounced qabl. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3l where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are q, b and l, the word becomes qabl.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns
Since the pattern is fa3l and the root letters are q, b and l, the word becomes qabl.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns