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Arabic
qubulan - en premier lieu, devant, en présence de (in the first place, in front of, in the presence of)
(BK 2 667)
Reconstruction
PWS
*ḳVbl
- before, in front of, opposite to
(Arakelova 2001:47)
This preposition is considered to be derived from
*ḳbl
‘to be in front of; to accept, to receive’.