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Arabic root

ق-ب-ل

Qaf-Ba-Lam

5 words from this root family

About this root

Qaf-Ba-Lam (ق-ب-ل) has 5 words in the Fahm dictionary: qabl (before), qabila (to accept), istiqbāl (reception), muqābala (interview), and 1 more.

In the Quran, words built on this root occur 294 times in 282 verses, across 64 of the 114 suras. The first is in 2:4. The form قَبْل (before) accounts for 242 of them.

Themes: Time, Basics, Quranic, Verbs, Actions, Travel, Places, Work, Advanced Verbs

Words from this root

WordMeaningTypeIn the QuranTaught in
قَبْل
qabl
beforeadverb, A1242×Telling Time
قَبِلَ
qabila
to acceptverb, A1Action Verbs - Making & Creating
اِسْتِقْبال
istiqbāl
receptionnoun, A2Travel Plans & Booking
مُقابَلة
muqābala
interviewnoun, A2Jobs & Careers
اِسْتَقْبَلَ
istaqbala
to receive / to welcome (Form X)verb, B1Verbs of Achievement

“In the Quran” counts every occurrence of that dictionary form, in any of its senses.

In the Quran

وَٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ وَبِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ

And who believe in that which is revealed unto thee (Muhammad) and that which was revealed before thee, and are certain of the Hereafter.

Quran 2:4
وَٱتَّقُوا۟ يَوْمًا لَّا تَجْزِى نَفْسٌ عَن نَّفْسٍ شَيْـًٔا وَلَا يُقْبَلُ مِنْهَا شَفَـٰعَةٌ وَلَا يُؤْخَذُ مِنْهَا عَدْلٌ وَلَا هُمْ يُنصَرُونَ

And guard yourselves against a day when no soul will in aught avail another, nor will intercession be accepted from it, nor will compensation be received from it, nor will they be helped.

Quran 2:48
وَإِذْ يَرْفَعُ إِبْرَٰهِـۧمُ ٱلْقَوَاعِدَ مِنَ ٱلْبَيْتِ وَإِسْمَـٰعِيلُ رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

And when Abraham and Ishmael were raising the foundations of the House, (Abraham prayed): Our Lord! Accept from us (this duty). Lo! Thou, only Thou, art the Hearer, the Knower.

Quran 2:127

Arabic text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani 1.1), CC BY 3.0, tanzil.net. English: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), public domain, via Project Gutenberg. Counts and verse choice: Quranic Arabic Corpus morphology data (corpus.quran.com).

Word cards with examples

A1adverb
قَبْل
qabl

before

Example
اِغْسِلْ يَدَيْكَ قَبْلَ الْأَكْلِ
ighsil yadayka qabla al-akli
Wash your hands before eating
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.

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