سابق

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Arabic

Etymology

Morphologically from the root س ب ق (s b q).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saː.biq/
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Adjective

سَابِق • (sābiq) (feminine سَابِقَة (sābiqa), masculine plural سَابِقُون (sābiqūn) or سُبَّاق (subbāq), feminine plural سَابِقَات (sābiqāt) or سَوَابِق (sawābiq), elative أَسْبَق (ʔasbaq))[1]

  1. previous, preceding, prior
    حَلْقةُ البَرْنامَجِ السابِقةُ ― ḥalqatu l-barnāmaji s-sābiqatu ― the program’s previous episode
  2. former
    الرَئِيسُ السابِقُ ― ar-raʔīsu s-sābiqu ― the former president
  3. active participle of سَبَقَ (sabaqa).

Usage notes

Declension

Declension of adjective سَابِق (sābiq)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal سَابِق
sābiq 		السَّابِق
as-sābiq 		سَابِقَة
sābiqa 		السَّابِقَة
as-sābiqa
Nominative سَابِقٌ
sābiqun 		السَّابِقُ
as-sābiqu 		سَابِقَةٌ
sābiqatun 		السَّابِقَةُ
as-sābiqatu
Accusative سَابِقًا
sābiqan 		السَّابِقَ
as-sābiqa 		سَابِقَةً
sābiqatan 		السَّابِقَةَ
as-sābiqata
Genitive سَابِقٍ
sābiqin 		السَّابِقِ
as-sābiqi 		سَابِقَةٍ
sābiqatin 		السَّابِقَةِ
as-sābiqati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal سَابِقَيْن
sābiqayn 		السَّابِقَيْن
as-sābiqayn 		سَابِقَتَيْن
sābiqatayn 		السَّابِقَتَيْن
as-sābiqatayn
Nominative سَابِقَانِ
sābiqāni 		السَّابِقَانِ
as-sābiqāni 		سَابِقَتَانِ
sābiqatāni 		السَّابِقَتَانِ
as-sābiqatāni
Accusative سَابِقَيْنِ
sābiqayni 		السَّابِقَيْنِ
as-sābiqayni 		سَابِقَتَيْنِ
sābiqatayni 		السَّابِقَتَيْنِ
as-sābiqatayni
Genitive سَابِقَيْنِ
sābiqayni 		السَّابِقَيْنِ
as-sābiqayni 		سَابِقَتَيْنِ
sābiqatayni 		السَّابِقَتَيْنِ
as-sābiqatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal سَابِقِين‎; سُبَّاق
sābiqīn‎; subbāq 		السَّابِقِين‎; السُّبَّاق
as-sābiqīn‎; as-subbāq 		سَابِقَات‎; سَوَابِق
sābiqāt‎; sawābiq 		السَّابِقَات‎; السَّوَابِق
as-sābiqāt‎; as-sawābiq
Nominative سَابِقُونَ‎; سُبَّاقٌ
sābiqūna‎; subbāqun 		السَّابِقُونَ‎; السُّبَّاقُ
as-sābiqūna‎; as-subbāqu 		سَابِقَاتٌ‎; سَوَابِقُ
sābiqātun‎; sawābiqu 		السَّابِقَاتُ‎; السَّوَابِقُ
as-sābiqātu‎; as-sawābiqu
Accusative سَابِقِينَ‎; سُبَّاقًا
sābiqīna‎; subbāqan 		السَّابِقِينَ‎; السُّبَّاقَ
as-sābiqīna‎; as-subbāqa 		سَابِقَاتٍ‎; سَوَابِقَ
sābiqātin‎; sawābiqa 		السَّابِقَاتِ‎; السَّوَابِقَ
as-sābiqāti‎; as-sawābiqa
Genitive سَابِقِينَ‎; سُبَّاقٍ
sābiqīna‎; subbāqin 		السَّابِقِينَ‎; السُّبَّاقِ
as-sābiqīna‎; as-subbāqi 		سَابِقَاتٍ‎; سَوَابِقَ
sābiqātin‎; sawābiqa 		السَّابِقَاتِ‎; السَّوَابِقِ
as-sābiqāti‎; as-sawābiqi

Antonyms

Descendants

Verb

سَابَقَ • (sābaqa) III (non-past يُسَابِقُ (yusābiqu), verbal noun سِبَاق (sibāq) or مُسَابَقَة (musābaqa))

  1. to race

Conjugation

    Conjugation of سَابَقَ (III, sound, full passive, verbal nouns سِبَاق, مُسَابَقَة)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر 		سِبَاق, مُسَابَقَة
sibāq, musābaqa
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل 		مُسَابِق
musābiq
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول 		مُسَابَق
musābaq
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m سَابَقْتُ
sābaqtu 		سَابَقْتَ
sābaqta 		سَابَقَ
sābaqa 		سَابَقْتُمَا
sābaqtumā 		سَابَقَا
sābaqā 		سَابَقْنَا
sābaqnā 		سَابَقْتُمْ
sābaqtum 		سَابَقُوا
sābaqū
f سَابَقْتِ
sābaqti 		سَابَقَتْ
sābaqat 		سَابَقَتَا
sābaqatā 		سَابَقْتُنَّ
sābaqtunna 		سَابَقْنَ
sābaqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أُسَابِقُ
ʔusābiqu 		تُسَابِقُ
tusābiqu 		يُسَابِقُ
yusābiqu 		تُسَابِقَانِ
tusābiqāni 		يُسَابِقَانِ
yusābiqāni 		نُسَابِقُ
nusābiqu 		تُسَابِقُونَ
tusābiqūna 		يُسَابِقُونَ
yusābiqūna
f تُسَابِقِينَ
tusābiqīna 		تُسَابِقُ
tusābiqu 		تُسَابِقَانِ
tusābiqāni 		تُسَابِقْنَ
tusābiqna 		يُسَابِقْنَ
yusābiqna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أُسَابِقَ
ʔusābiqa 		تُسَابِقَ
tusābiqa 		يُسَابِقَ
yusābiqa 		تُسَابِقَا
tusābiqā 		يُسَابِقَا
yusābiqā 		نُسَابِقَ
nusābiqa 		تُسَابِقُوا
tusābiqū 		يُسَابِقُوا
yusābiqū
f تُسَابِقِي
tusābiqī 		تُسَابِقَ
tusābiqa 		تُسَابِقَا
tusābiqā 		تُسَابِقْنَ
tusābiqna 		يُسَابِقْنَ
yusābiqna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أُسَابِقْ
ʔusābiq 		تُسَابِقْ
tusābiq 		يُسَابِقْ
yusābiq 		تُسَابِقَا
tusābiqā 		يُسَابِقَا
yusābiqā 		نُسَابِقْ
nusābiq 		تُسَابِقُوا
tusābiqū 		يُسَابِقُوا
yusābiqū
f تُسَابِقِي
tusābiqī 		تُسَابِقْ
tusābiq 		تُسَابِقَا
tusābiqā 		تُسَابِقْنَ
tusābiqna 		يُسَابِقْنَ
yusābiqna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m سَابِقْ
sābiq 		سَابِقَا
sābiqā 		سَابِقُوا
sābiqū
f سَابِقِي
sābiqī 		سَابِقْنَ
sābiqna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m سُوبِقْتُ
sūbiqtu 		سُوبِقْتَ
sūbiqta 		سُوبِقَ
sūbiqa 		سُوبِقْتُمَا
sūbiqtumā 		سُوبِقَا
sūbiqā 		سُوبِقْنَا
sūbiqnā 		سُوبِقْتُمْ
sūbiqtum 		سُوبِقُوا
sūbiqū
f سُوبِقْتِ
sūbiqti 		سُوبِقَتْ
sūbiqat 		سُوبِقَتَا
sūbiqatā 		سُوبِقْتُنَّ
sūbiqtunna 		سُوبِقْنَ
sūbiqna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m أُسَابَقُ
ʔusābaqu 		تُسَابَقُ
tusābaqu 		يُسَابَقُ
yusābaqu 		تُسَابَقَانِ
tusābaqāni 		يُسَابَقَانِ
yusābaqāni 		نُسَابَقُ
nusābaqu 		تُسَابَقُونَ
tusābaqūna 		يُسَابَقُونَ
yusābaqūna
f تُسَابَقِينَ
tusābaqīna 		تُسَابَقُ
tusābaqu 		تُسَابَقَانِ
tusābaqāni 		تُسَابَقْنَ
tusābaqna 		يُسَابَقْنَ
yusābaqna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m أُسَابَقَ
ʔusābaqa 		تُسَابَقَ
tusābaqa 		يُسَابَقَ
yusābaqa 		تُسَابَقَا
tusābaqā 		يُسَابَقَا
yusābaqā 		نُسَابَقَ
nusābaqa 		تُسَابَقُوا
tusābaqū 		يُسَابَقُوا
yusābaqū
f تُسَابَقِي
tusābaqī 		تُسَابَقَ
tusābaqa 		تُسَابَقَا
tusābaqā 		تُسَابَقْنَ
tusābaqna 		يُسَابَقْنَ
yusābaqna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m أُسَابَقْ
ʔusābaq 		تُسَابَقْ
tusābaq 		يُسَابَقْ
yusābaq 		تُسَابَقَا
tusābaqā 		يُسَابَقَا
yusābaqā 		نُسَابَقْ
nusābaq 		تُسَابَقُوا
tusābaqū 		يُسَابَقُوا
yusābaqū
f تُسَابَقِي
tusābaqī 		تُسَابَقْ
tusābaq 		تُسَابَقَا
tusābaqā 		تُسَابَقْنَ
tusābaqna 		يُسَابَقْنَ
yusābaqna

References

  1. ^ Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “سابق”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen.

Hijazi Arabic

Root
س ب ق
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic سَابَقَ (sābaqa).

Pronunciation

Verb

سابق • (sābag) III (non-past يِسابق (yisābig))

  1. to race
Conjugation
Conjugation of سابق
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m سابقت (sābagt) سابقت (sābagt) سابق (sābag) سابقنا (sābagna) سابقتوا (sābagtu) سابقوا (sābagu)
f سابقتي (sābagti) سابقت (sābagat)
non-past m أسابق (ʔasābig) تسابق (tisābig) يسابق (yisābig) نسابق (nisābig) تسابقوا (tisābgu) يسابقوا (yisābgu)
f تسابقي (tisābgi) تسابق (tisābig)
imperative m سابق (sābig) سابقوا (sābgu)
f سابقي (sābgi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic سَابِق (sābiq).

Pronunciation

Adjective

سابق • (sābig) (feminine سابْقة (sābga), common plural سابْقين (sabgīn))

  1. ahead of
  2. former

Persian

Dari سابق
Iranian Persian
Tajik собиқ

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سَابِق (sābiq).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? sāḇiq
Dari reading? sābiq
Iranian reading? sâbeğ
Tajik reading? sobiq

Adjective

سابق • (sâbeq)

  1. former, precedent

Descendants

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س ب ق
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic سَابَقَ (sābaqa).

Pronunciation

Verb

سابق • (sābaʔ) III (present بسابق (bisābeʔ))

  1. to race

Conjugation

Conjugation of سابق
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m سابقت (sābaʔt) سابقت (sābaʔt) سابق (sābaʔ) سابقنا (sābaʔna) سابقتو (sābaʔtu) سابقو (sābaʔu)
f سابقتي (sābaʔti) سابقت (sābaʔat)
present m بسابق (basābeʔ) بتسابق (bitsābeʔ) بسابق (bisābeʔ) منسابق (minsābeʔ) بتسابقو (bitsābʔu) بسابقو (bisābʔu)
f بتسابقي (bitsābʔi) بتسابق (bitsābeʔ)
subjunctive m اسابق (asābeʔ) تسابق (tsābeʔ) يسابق (ysābeʔ) نسابق (nsābeʔ) تسابقو (tsābʔu) يسابقو (ysābʔu)
f تسابقي (tsābʔi) تسابق (tsābeʔ)
imperative m سابق (sābeʔ) سابقو (sābʔu)
f سابقي (sābʔi)

Urdu

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian سابق (sābiq), from Arabic سَابِق (sābiq).

Adjective

سابق • (sābiq) (Hindi spelling साबिक़)

  1. former, prior, precedent, preceding, foregoing
  2. pertaining to the past; bygone, ancient
    Synonym: قَدِیم (qadīm)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian سابق (sābiq), from Arabic سَابِق (sābiq), agent noun of سَبَق (sabaq).

Noun

سابق • (sābiq) m (Hindi spelling साबिक़)

  1. lecturer
  2. teacher

References

  • “سابق”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “سابق”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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