before all else

2 occurrences across 1 Arabic/Persian root

ب- د- ء

(b-d-ʾ) — beginning; source; origin, beginning

“before all else” accounts for 2 of 19 occurrences of this root (11%)

Forms seen

بدایت ×1 بدايت ×1

Translation spectrum for this root

beginning 26% source 21% first 11% else 11% thine inward eye 5% proceed 5% lest 5% its 5% creation 5% begin 5%

Examples

gleaningsGWB §550: بدایت: before all else kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: بدايت: before all else

See Also

Other English words/phrases that share the same Arabic/Persian roots:

beginning (5) source (4) first (2) else (2)