قبلا

Arabic

Etymology

Adverbial accusative of قَبْلَ (qabla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qab.lan/

Adverb

قَبْلًا • (qablan)

1. previously, formerly, earlier
2. beforehand, before

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَبْلًا (qablan).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qaβ.ˈlan]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qäb.lǽn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qäb.lǽn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qäb.lǽn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qäb.lǽn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæb.lǽn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qäb.lǽn]

Readings
Classical reading?	qaḇlan
Dari reading?	qablan
Iranian reading?	ğablan
Tajik reading?	qablan

Adverb

Dari	قبلاً
Iranian Persian
Tajik	қаблан

قبلاً • (qablan)

1. previously, beforehand

   Antonym: بعدا (bad'an)

Related terms

• قبل (qabl, “before”)