قبل از

Persian

Etymology

‎ (qabl, “previous”, from Arabic قَبْل‎ (qabl)) +‎ ‎ (az, “from”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /qabl az/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /qabl az/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɢæbl æz/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /qabl az/

Preposition

قبل از‎ • (qabl az)

before, prior to
- 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.
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Ms. Mina, before you say a word, cover your breast!

Synonym: پیش از‎ (piš az)

Antonyms: بعد از‎ (ba'd az), پس از‎ (pas az)

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