قبيل
Root: قبل
2 entries for this word
Hans Wehr Definitions
Entry 1
قبيل qubaila (prep.) shortly before, prior to; قبيل ان (conj.) shortly before
Entry 2
قبيل qabīl guarantor, bail(sman), surety; kind, specimen, species, sort; tribe │ من هذا القبيل of this kind, like this, such; in this respect; من قبيل الإيضاح (q. il-īḍāḥ by way of illustration, as an explanation; من كل قبيل ودبير (dabīr) of every origin (whatsoever); ليس من هذا الأمر في قبيل ولا دبير he is not in the least involved in this affair, he has absolutely nothing to do with this affair
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