بعد in English: after – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

بَعْدُ baʿdu — later · later, afterwards
بُعْد buʿd — distance · distance

How to use it

The word 'baʿda' is a preposition meaning 'after'. When used as an adverb, 'baʿdu' means 'yet' or 'afterwards'. As a noun, 'buʿd' means 'distance'. It's important to distinguish between these uses based on context and vowel endings.

Example sentences

سَأَرَاكَ بَعْدَ الظُهْرِ.

saʾarāka baʿda ẓ-ẓuhri.

I will see you after noon.
جَاءَ وَلَمْ يَأْتِ أَحَدٌ بَعْدُ.

jāʾa wa-lam yaʾti ʾaḥadun baʿdu.

He came and nobody has come yet.
مَا هُوَ بُعْدُ المَدِينَةِ عَنَّا؟

mā huwa buʿdu l-madīnati ʿannā?

What is the distance of the city from us?

Translations in the dictionary

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

بعد الصفقة

After the Iran Deal

لم أكمل بعد، لم أكمل بعد.

I'm not done yet. I'm not done yet.

لا يرجع بعد الى بيته ولا يعرفه مكانه بعد.

He shall return no more to his house, neither shall his place know him any more.

ولكن بعد ما جاء الايمان لسنا بعد تحت مؤدب.

But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.

ولكن ليس بعد اليوم يا أصدقاء، ليس بعد اليوم.

Ray Hartley, posting on The Times, South Africa, blog adds:

« ثم أغرقنا بعد » بعد إنجائهم « الباقين » من قومه.

And drowned the rest of them.

وكان لسان حاله يفول,"نعم,نعم,نعم,نعم فيما بعد,فيما بعد,فيما بعد."

And he was like, "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Later, later, later."

من يظلم فليظلم بعد. ومن هو نجس فليتنجس بعد. ومن هو بار فليتبرر بعد. ومن هو مقدس فليتقدس بعد

He who acts unjustly, let him act unjustly still. He who is filthy, let him be filthy still. He who is righteous, let him do righteousness still. He who is holy, let him be holy still."

ناد ايضا وقل. هكذا قال رب الجنود. ان مدني تفيض بعد خيرا والرب يعزّي صهيون بعد ويختار بعد اورشليم

"Proclaim further, saying, 'Thus says Yahweh of Armies: "My cities will again overflow with prosperity, and Yahweh will again comfort Zion, and will again choose Jerusalem."'"

أنظمة الطاقة في العالم، تصبح متقدمة، سنة بعد سنة، عقد بعد عقد، قرن بعد قرن، تصبح أقل كثافة للكربون.

Energy systems of the world becoming progressively -- year on year, decade on decade, century on century -- becoming less carbon intense.

بعد فوزها الأخير بعد أربعة أعوام، شاركت رافايلا بمشاعرٍ جياشة في مقابلة قائلة: "انتقدني الجميع بعد أن هُزمت.

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فان كان بالنعمة فليس بعد بالاعمال. وإلا فليست النعمة بعد نعمة. وان كان بالاعمال فليس بعد نعمة. وإلا فالعمل لا يكون بعد عملا.

And if by grace, then it is no longer of works; otherwise grace is no longer grace. But if it is of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise work is no longer work.

Questions and answers

What's the difference between 'baʿda' and 'baʿdu'?

'Baʿda' is a preposition used before a noun or pronoun, meaning 'after'. 'Baʿdu' is an adverb meaning 'yet' or 'afterwards', and it's usually followed by a verb or implied context.

Can 'buʿd' be used for time?

No, 'buʿd' as a noun specifically refers to spatial distance. For time, you would use 'waqt' (time) or related terms.