قبلا

Arabic

Etymology

Adverbial accusative of قَبْلَ (qabla).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /qab.lan/

Adverb

قَبْلًا • (qablan)

previously, formerly, earlier
beforehand, before

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَبْلًا (qablan).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /qab.ˈlan/

(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^?	qablan
Dari reading^?	qablan
Iranian reading^?	ġablan
Tajik reading^?	qablan

Adverb


Iranian Persian	قبلاً
Dari	قبلاً
Tajik	қаблан

قبلاً • (qablan)

previously, beforehand
Antonym: بعدا (bad'an)

Related terms

قبل (qabl, “before”)