قبل از

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Persian

Etymology

قبل (qabl, previous, from Arabic قَبْل (qabl)) +‎ از (az, from).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? qaḇl az
Dari reading? qabl az
Iranian reading? ğabl az
Tajik reading? qabl az

Preposition

قبل از (qabl az)

  1. before, prior to
    Synonym: پیش از (piš az)
    Antonyms: بعد از (ba'd az), پس از (pas az)
    خانم مینا, قبل از اینکه یک کلمه را بگویید, پستان خود را بپوشانید!
    Ms. Mina, before you say a word, cover your breast!
    • c. 1730, Hājji Mir Muḥammad Salīm, سلسله السلاطین [Silsilat al-salaṭin], page 208a:
      صوفی سلطان ابن ترسون محمد سلطان را که قبل از این حکومت تالقان داشت‌ به ایالات خوارزم و ورگنج مقرر فرموده
      sufi soltân ebn-e torsun mohammad soltân-râ ke qabl az in hokumat-e tâleqân dâšt be eyâlât-e xârezm va urganj moqarrar farmude
      He appointed, to the provinces of Khwarazm and Urganj, Sufi Sultan ibn Tursun Muhammad Sultan, who had held the governorship of Taloqan prior to this.