A1adverb
قَبْل
qabl
before
Example
اِغْسِلْ يَدَيْكَ قَبْلَ الْأَكْلِ
ighsil yadayka qabla al-akli
Wash your hands before eating
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Arabic root
ق-ب-ل
5 words from this root family
A1verb
قَبِلَ
qabila
to accept
Example
قبلتُ الدعوةَ بسرورٍ
qabiltu ad-daʿwata bisurūrin
I accepted the invitation with pleasure
Grammar
Form I verb. Past: qabila, Present: yaqbalu.
A2noun
اِسْتِقْبال
istiqbāl
reception
Example
اِذْهَب إلى مَكْتَب الاِسْتِقْبال.
idhhab ilā maktab al-istiqbāl.
Go to the reception desk.
A2noun
مُقابَلة
muqābala
interview
Example
عِنْدي مُقابَلة عَمَل غَدًا.
ʿindī muqābalat ʿamal ghadan.
I have a job interview tomorrow.
B1verb
اِسْتَقْبَلَ
istaqbala
to receive / to welcome (Form X)
Example
اِستَقبَلَ الوَفدَ في المَطار.
istaqbala l-wafda fī l-maṭār.
He received the delegation at the airport.