قبل

See also: قتل‎, ق ب ل‎, and ق ت ل‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Morphologically from the root ق ب ل‎ (q-b-l).

Verb

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

1. to accept
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

Conjugation of

قَبِلَ

(form-I sound, verbal nouns قَبُول or قُبُول)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						قَبُول‎ or قُبُول‎ qabūl or qubūl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						قَابِل‎ qābil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَقْبُول‎ maqbūl
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قَبِلْتُ‎ qabiltu	قَبِلْتَ‎ qabilta	قَبِلَ qabila		قَبِلْتُمَا‎ qabiltumā	قَبِلَا‎ qabilā		قَبِلْنَا‎ qabilnā	قَبِلْتُمْ‎ qabiltum	قَبِلُوا‎ qabilū
	f		قَبِلْتِ‎ qabilti	قَبِلَتْ‎ qabilat			قَبِلَتَا‎ qabilatā			قَبِلْتُنَّ‎ qabiltunna	قَبِلْنَ‎ qabilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أَقْبَلُ‎ ʾaqbalu	تَقْبَلُ‎ taqbalu	يَقْبَلُ‎ yaqbalu		تَقْبَلَانِ‎ taqbalāni	يَقْبَلَانِ‎ yaqbalāni		نَقْبَلُ‎ naqbalu	تَقْبَلُونَ‎ taqbalūna	يَقْبَلُونَ‎ yaqbalūna
	f		تَقْبَلِينَ‎ taqbalīna	تَقْبَلُ‎ taqbalu			تَقْبَلَانِ‎ taqbalāni			تَقْبَلْنَ‎ taqbalna	يَقْبَلْنَ‎ yaqbalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَقْبَلَ‎ ʾaqbala	تَقْبَلَ‎ taqbala	يَقْبَلَ‎ yaqbala		تَقْبَلَا‎ taqbalā	يَقْبَلَا‎ yaqbalā		نَقْبَلَ‎ naqbala	تَقْبَلُوا‎ taqbalū	يَقْبَلُوا‎ yaqbalū
	f		تَقْبَلِي‎ taqbalī	تَقْبَلَ‎ taqbala			تَقْبَلَا‎ taqbalā			تَقْبَلْنَ‎ taqbalna	يَقْبَلْنَ‎ yaqbalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَقْبَلْ‎ ʾaqbal	تَقْبَلْ‎ taqbal	يَقْبَلْ‎ yaqbal		تَقْبَلَا‎ taqbalā	يَقْبَلَا‎ yaqbalā		نَقْبَلْ‎ naqbal	تَقْبَلُوا‎ taqbalū	يَقْبَلُوا‎ yaqbalū
	f		تَقْبَلِي‎ taqbalī	تَقْبَلْ‎ taqbal			تَقْبَلَا‎ taqbalā			تَقْبَلْنَ‎ taqbalna	يَقْبَلْنَ‎ yaqbalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِقْبَلْ‎ iqbal			اِقْبَلَا‎ iqbalā				اِقْبَلُوا‎ iqbalū
	f		اِقْبَلِي‎ iqbalī							اِقْبَلْنَ‎ iqbalna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قُبِلْتُ‎ qubiltu	قُبِلْتَ‎ qubilta	قُبِلَ qubila		قُبِلْتُمَا‎ qubiltumā	قُبِلَا‎ qubilā		قُبِلْنَا‎ qubilnā	قُبِلْتُمْ‎ qubiltum	قُبِلُوا‎ qubilū
	f		قُبِلْتِ‎ qubilti	قُبِلَتْ‎ qubilat			قُبِلَتَا‎ qubilatā			قُبِلْتُنَّ‎ qubiltunna	قُبِلْنَ‎ qubilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُقْبَلُ‎ ʾuqbalu	تُقْبَلُ‎ tuqbalu	يُقْبَلُ‎ yuqbalu		تُقْبَلَانِ‎ tuqbalāni	يُقْبَلَانِ‎ yuqbalāni		نُقْبَلُ‎ nuqbalu	تُقْبَلُونَ‎ tuqbalūna	يُقْبَلُونَ‎ yuqbalūna
	f		تُقْبَلِينَ‎ tuqbalīna	تُقْبَلُ‎ tuqbalu			تُقْبَلَانِ‎ tuqbalāni			تُقْبَلْنَ‎ tuqbalna	يُقْبَلْنَ‎ yuqbalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقْبَلَ‎ ʾuqbala	تُقْبَلَ‎ tuqbala	يُقْبَلَ‎ yuqbala		تُقْبَلَا‎ tuqbalā	يُقْبَلَا‎ yuqbalā		نُقْبَلَ‎ nuqbala	تُقْبَلُوا‎ tuqbalū	يُقْبَلُوا‎ yuqbalū
	f		تُقْبَلِي‎ tuqbalī	تُقْبَلَ‎ tuqbala			تُقْبَلَا‎ tuqbalā			تُقْبَلْنَ‎ tuqbalna	يُقْبَلْنَ‎ yuqbalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقْبَلْ‎ ʾuqbal	تُقْبَلْ‎ tuqbal	يُقْبَلْ‎ yuqbal		تُقْبَلَا‎ tuqbalā	يُقْبَلَا‎ yuqbalā		نُقْبَلْ‎ nuqbal	تُقْبَلُوا‎ tuqbalū	يُقْبَلُوا‎ yuqbalū
	f		تُقْبَلِي‎ tuqbalī	تُقْبَلْ‎ tuqbal			تُقْبَلَا‎ tuqbalā			تُقْبَلْنَ‎ tuqbalna	يُقْبَلْنَ‎ yuqbalna

Antonyms

• رَفَضَ‎ (rafaḍa)

Etymology 2

Morphologically from the root ق ب ل‎ (q-b-l).

Verb

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

2. to kiss
   • a. 965, Al-Mutanabbi, ضَيْفٌ أَلَمَّ بِرَأْسِي غَيْرَ مُحْتَشِمِ (ḍayfun ʾalamma biraʾsī ḡayra muḥtašimi)‎^[1]:

     ‏قَبَّلْتُهَا وَدُمُوعِي مَزْجُ أَدْمُعِهَا // وَقَبَّلَتْنِي عَلَى خَوْفٍ فَمًا لِفَمِ
     فَذُقْتُ مَاءَ حَيَاةٍ مِنْ مُقَبَّلِهَا // لَوْ صَابَ تُرْبًا لَأَحْيَا سَالِفَ الْأُمَمِ‎

     qabbaltuhā wadumūʿī mazju ʾadmuʿihā // waqabbalatnī ʿalā ḵawfin faman lifami
     faḏuqtu māʾa ḥayātin min muqabbalihā // law ṣāba turban laʾaḥyā sālifa l-ʾumami

     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.

3. to go south

Conjugation

Conjugation of

قَبَّلَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَقْبِيل‎ taqbīl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُقَبِّل‎ muqabbil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُقَبَّل‎ muqabbal
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قَبَّلْتُ‎ qabbaltu	قَبَّلْتَ‎ qabbalta	قَبَّلَ qabbala		قَبَّلْتُمَا‎ qabbaltumā	قَبَّلَا‎ qabbalā		قَبَّلْنَا‎ qabbalnā	قَبَّلْتُمْ‎ qabbaltum	قَبَّلُوا‎ qabbalū
	f		قَبَّلْتِ‎ qabbalti	قَبَّلَتْ‎ qabbalat			قَبَّلَتَا‎ qabbalatā			قَبَّلْتُنَّ‎ qabbaltunna	قَبَّلْنَ‎ qabbalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُقَبِّلُ‎ ʾuqabbilu	تُقَبِّلُ‎ tuqabbilu	يُقَبِّلُ‎ yuqabbilu		تُقَبِّلَانِ‎ tuqabbilāni	يُقَبِّلَانِ‎ yuqabbilāni		نُقَبِّلُ‎ nuqabbilu	تُقَبِّلُونَ‎ tuqabbilūna	يُقَبِّلُونَ‎ yuqabbilūna
	f		تُقَبِّلِينَ‎ tuqabbilīna	تُقَبِّلُ‎ tuqabbilu			تُقَبِّلَانِ‎ tuqabbilāni			تُقَبِّلْنَ‎ tuqabbilna	يُقَبِّلْنَ‎ yuqabbilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقَبِّلَ‎ ʾuqabbila	تُقَبِّلَ‎ tuqabbila	يُقَبِّلَ‎ yuqabbila		تُقَبِّلَا‎ tuqabbilā	يُقَبِّلَا‎ yuqabbilā		نُقَبِّلَ‎ nuqabbila	تُقَبِّلُوا‎ tuqabbilū	يُقَبِّلُوا‎ yuqabbilū
	f		تُقَبِّلِي‎ tuqabbilī	تُقَبِّلَ‎ tuqabbila			تُقَبِّلَا‎ tuqabbilā			تُقَبِّلْنَ‎ tuqabbilna	يُقَبِّلْنَ‎ yuqabbilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقَبِّلْ‎ ʾuqabbil	تُقَبِّلْ‎ tuqabbil	يُقَبِّلْ‎ yuqabbil		تُقَبِّلَا‎ tuqabbilā	يُقَبِّلَا‎ yuqabbilā		نُقَبِّلْ‎ nuqabbil	تُقَبِّلُوا‎ tuqabbilū	يُقَبِّلُوا‎ yuqabbilū
	f		تُقَبِّلِي‎ tuqabbilī	تُقَبِّلْ‎ tuqabbil			تُقَبِّلَا‎ tuqabbilā			تُقَبِّلْنَ‎ tuqabbilna	يُقَبِّلْنَ‎ yuqabbilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		قَبِّلْ qabbil			قَبِّلَا‎ qabbilā				قَبِّلُوا‎ qabbilū
	f		قَبِّلِي‎ qabbilī							قَبِّلْنَ‎ qabbilna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قُبِّلْتُ‎ qubbiltu	قُبِّلْتَ‎ qubbilta	قُبِّلَ qubbila		قُبِّلْتُمَا‎ qubbiltumā	قُبِّلَا‎ qubbilā		قُبِّلْنَا‎ qubbilnā	قُبِّلْتُمْ‎ qubbiltum	قُبِّلُوا‎ qubbilū
	f		قُبِّلْتِ‎ qubbilti	قُبِّلَتْ‎ qubbilat			قُبِّلَتَا‎ qubbilatā			قُبِّلْتُنَّ‎ qubbiltunna	قُبِّلْنَ‎ qubbilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع	m	أُقَبَّلُ‎ ʾuqabbalu	تُقَبَّلُ‎ tuqabbalu	يُقَبَّلُ‎ yuqabbalu		تُقَبَّلَانِ‎ tuqabbalāni	يُقَبَّلَانِ‎ yuqabbalāni		نُقَبَّلُ‎ nuqabbalu	تُقَبَّلُونَ‎ tuqabbalūna	يُقَبَّلُونَ‎ yuqabbalūna
	f		تُقَبَّلِينَ‎ tuqabbalīna	تُقَبَّلُ‎ tuqabbalu			تُقَبَّلَانِ‎ tuqabbalāni			تُقَبَّلْنَ‎ tuqabbalna	يُقَبَّلْنَ‎ yuqabbalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقَبَّلَ‎ ʾuqabbala	تُقَبَّلَ‎ tuqabbala	يُقَبَّلَ‎ yuqabbala		تُقَبَّلَا‎ tuqabbalā	يُقَبَّلَا‎ yuqabbalā		نُقَبَّلَ‎ nuqabbala	تُقَبَّلُوا‎ tuqabbalū	يُقَبَّلُوا‎ yuqabbalū
	f		تُقَبَّلِي‎ tuqabbalī	تُقَبَّلَ‎ tuqabbala			تُقَبَّلَا‎ tuqabbalā			تُقَبَّلْنَ‎ tuqabbalna	يُقَبَّلْنَ‎ yuqabbalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقَبَّلْ‎ ʾuqabbal	تُقَبَّلْ‎ tuqabbal	يُقَبَّلْ‎ yuqabbal		تُقَبَّلَا‎ tuqabbalā	يُقَبَّلَا‎ yuqabbalā		نُقَبَّلْ‎ nuqabbal	تُقَبَّلُوا‎ tuqabbalū	يُقَبَّلُوا‎ yuqabbalū
	f		تُقَبَّلِي‎ tuqabbalī	تُقَبَّلْ‎ tuqabbal			تُقَبَّلَا‎ tuqabbalā			تُقَبَّلْنَ‎ tuqabbalna	يُقَبَّلْنَ‎ yuqabbalna

Etymology 3

Morphologically from the root ق ب ل‎ (q-b-l).

Adverb

قَبْلُ • (qablu)

1. previously, formerly, earlier, before

Etymology 4

Morphologically from the root ق ب ل‎ (q-b-l).

Pronunciation

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Preposition

قَبْلَ • (qabla)

1. before; prior to

   ‏رَأَْيْتُهُ قَبْلَ مَوْتِهِ بِيَوْمَيْن.‎‎

   raʾaytuhu qabla mawtihi biyawmayn.

   I saw him two days before his death.

2. ago

   ‏رَأَْيْتُهُ قَبْلَ يَوْمَيْن.‎‎

   raʾaytuhu qabla yawmayn.

   I saw him two days ago.

Descendants

• Maltese: qabel

Etymology 5

Morphologically from the root ق ب ل‎ (q-b-l).

Preposition

قِبَلَ • (qibala)

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

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)

Etymology 6

Morphologically from the root ق ب ل‎ (q-b-l).

Noun

قِبَل • (qibal) m

1. power, ability

Declension

Declension of noun قِبَل (qibal)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِبَل qibal	الْقِبَل‎ al-qibal	قِبَل qibal
Nominative	قِبَلٌ qibalun	الْقِبَلُ‎ al-qibalu	قِبَلُ qibalu
Accusative	قِبَلًا‎ qibalan	الْقِبَلَ‎ al-qibala	قِبَلَ qibala
Genitive	قِبَلٍ qibalin	الْقِبَلِ‎ al-qibali	قِبَلِ qibali

Etymology 7

Morphologically from the root ق ب ل‎ (q-b-l).

Noun

قُبَل • (qubal) f pl

1. plural of قُبْلَة‎ (qubla)

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Moroccan Arabic

Root
ق ب ل‎

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qbal/

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَبْلَ‎ (qabla).

Preposition

قبل • (qbal)

1. before, prior to

   Antonyms: بعد‎ (baʕd), من بعد‎ (min baʕd)

Inflection

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

From Arabic قَبِلَ‎ (qabila).

Verb

قبل • (qbal) (form 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

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَبْل‎ (qabl).

Adjective

قبل • (qabl)

1. before, prior to

Related terms

• قَبْلاً‎ (qablan)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق ب ل‎

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَبْلَ‎ (qabla).

Pronunciation

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

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Preposition

قبل • (ʔabl)

1. before, prior to

   Antonym: بعد‎ (baʕd)

Etymology 2

From Arabic قَبِلَ‎ (qabila).

Pronunciation

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

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Verb

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

1. to accept, to agree to something

   ‏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.‎‎

   mā ʔiblūni la-l-waẓīfe.

   They didn't accept me for the job.

   Antonym: رفض‎ (rafaḍ)

Conjugation

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)