بعد

What it means

بعد (ba’d) means “after” or “later.” Arabic-origin word universally used in Persian for temporal “after.” Its pair is قبل (qabl) “before.”

How to use it

• بعد می‌بینمت (ba’d mibinamet) “I will see you later”
• بعد از ناهار (ba’d az nâhâr) “after lunch”
• دو روز بعد (do ruz ba’d) “two days later”

Common pairings

• بعد از (ba’d az) “after (something)”
• بعداً (ba’dan) “afterwards, later”
• بعدها (ba’d-hâ) “afterwards, later”
• روز بعد (ruz-e ba’d) “the next day”
• بعد از ظهر (ba’d az zohr) “afternoon”

Note on slug

The English word “bad” and Persian بد (bad) are unrelated to بعد (ba’d). The slug differs because بد already exists at /glossary/bad/ for the adjective “bad.”

References

• Dehkhoda
• Vajehyab