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before all else

3 occurrences across 2 Arabic/Persian roots

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

“before all else” accounts for 2 of 30 occurrences of this root (7%)

ء- و- ل
(ʾ-w-l) — first; beginning; firstness

“before all else” accounts for 1 of 218 occurrences of this root (0%)

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