# \*ḳVbl: 'before, in front of, opposite'

> Proto-Semitic *ḳVbl, 'before, in front of, opposite': reflexes in 7 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḳVbl |
| Meaning | 'before, in front of, opposite' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | qăbāl (Klein s.v. קֲבָל) | Klein s.v. קֲבָל | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | Off. Palm. ḳbl (DNWSI 981) | DNWSI 981 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | luḳbal (LSyr. 641, SL 1311 apud SEDonline 1589) | LSyr. 641, SL 1311; SEDonline 1589 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | qubulan (BK 2 667 apud SEDonline 1589) | BK 2 667; SEDonline 1589 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. l-ḳbl (SD 103 apud SEDonline 1589); Sab. b-ḳbl (SD 103 apud SEDonline 1589); Min. ḳbly (LM 70 apud SEDonline 1589); Qat. ḳbl (LIQ 141 apud SEDonline 1589) | SD 103; SEDonline 1589; LM 70; LIQ 141 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ḳäbəl (WTS 248 apud SEDonline 1589) | WTS 248; SEDonline 1589 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic mnqbl (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 97) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 97 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

PWS \*ḳVbl 'before, in front of, opposite to' (Arakelova 2001: 47 apud SEDonline 1589). Cf. K0291 \*qubul- 'receive' (the verb).

## Linked from

- [Q](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/q/index.md>)

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