سبق

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Arabic

Root
س ب ق (s b q)
8 terms

Verb

سَبَقَ (sabaqa) I (non-past يَسْبِقُ (yasbiqu) or يَسْبُقُ (yasbuqu), verbal noun سَبْق (sabq))

  1. to precede, to come before (something or someone)
    Synonym: سَلَفَ (salafa)
    Antonyms: وَلِيَ (waliya), تَبِعَ (tabiʕa), تَلَا (talā)
    يَلِي ٱلْعَدَدَ ٢ ٱلْعَدَدُ ٣ وَيَسْبِقُهُ ٱلْعَدَدُ ١.
    yalī l-ʕadada 2 l-ʕadadu 3 wayasbiquhu l-ʕadadu 1.
    The number 2 is followed by the number 3 and preceded by the number 1.

Conjugation

Noun

سَبْق (sabqm

  1. verbal noun of سَبَقَ (sabaqa) (form I), anticipation
     سَبْق الإصْرَارsabq al-ʔiṣrārpremeditation
    سَبْق صِحَافِيّsabq ṣiḥāfiyybreaking news, sensational news

Declension

Adjective

سُبَّق (subbaqm pl

  1. plural of سَابِق (sābiq)

Baluchi

Noun

سبق (sabaq)

  1. Alternative form of سبک (sabak, lesson)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
س ب ق
3 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic سَبَقَ (sabaqa).

Pronunciation

Verb

سبق (sabag) I (non-past يِسْبُق (yisbug))

  1. to overtake, to leave behind
  2. to precede, to come before (something or someone)
Conjugation
    Conjugation of سبق (sabag)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m سبقت (sabagt) سبقت (sabagt) سبق (sabag) سبقنا (sabagna) سبقتوا (sabagtu) سبقوا (sabagu)
f سبقتي (sabagti) سبقت (sabagat)
non-past m أسبق (ʔasbug) تسبق (tisbug) يسبق (yisbug) نسبق (nisbug) تسبقوا (tisbugu) يسبقوا (yisbugu)
f تسبقي (tisbugi) تسبق (tisbug)
imperative m اسبق (asbug) اسبقوا (asbugu)
f اسبقي (asbugi)

Etymology 2

From Arabic سَبَّقَ (sabbaqa).

Pronunciation

Verb

سبق (sabbag) II (non-past يِسَبِّق (yisabbig))

  1. to let an overtake
  2. to let precede
Conjugation
    Conjugation of سبق (sabbag)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m سبقت (sabbagt) سبقت (sabbagt) سبق (sabbag) سبقنا (sabbagna) سبقتوا (sabbagtu) سبقوا (sabbagu)
f سبقتي (sabbagti) سبقت (sabbagat)
non-past m أسبق (ʔasabbig) تسبق (tisabbig) يسبق (yisabbig) نسبق (nisabbig) تسبقوا (tisabbigu) يسبقوا (yisabbigu)
f تسبقي (tisabbigi) تسبق (tisabbig)
imperative m سبق (sabbig) سبقوا (sabbigu)
f سبقي (sabbigi)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
س ب ق
2 terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Urban) /sa.baʔ/,
  • IPA(key): (Bedouin) /sa.baɡ/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

سبق (sabaʔ) I (present بسبق (bosboʔ))

  1. to overtake, to leave behind

Conjugation

    Conjugation of سبق (sabaʔ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m سبقت (sabaʔt) سبقت (sabaʔt) سبق (sabaʔ) سبقنا (sabaʔna) سبقتو (sabaʔtu) سبقو (sabaʔu)
f سبقتي (sabaʔti) سبقت (sabʔat)
present m بسبق (basboʔ) بتسبق (btosboʔ) بسبق (bosboʔ) منسبق (mnosboʔ) بتسبقو (btosboʔu) بسبقو (bosboʔu)
f بتسبقي (btosboʔi) بتسبق (btosboʔ)
subjunctive m أسبق (ʔasboʔ) تسبق (tosboʔ) يسبق (yosboʔ) نسبق (nosboʔ) تسبقو (tosboʔu) يسبقو (yosboʔu)
f تسبقي (tosboʔi) تسبق (tosboʔ)
imperative m اسبق (osboʔ) اسبقو (osboʔu)
f اسبقي (osboʔi)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سبق (sabaq), from Arabic سَبَق (sabaq).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sə.bəq/

Noun

سَبَق (sabaqm (Hindi spelling सबक़)

  1. lesson
    زِندَگی کا سَبَقzindagī kā sabaqlife lesson
  2. lecture

Declension

    Declension of سبق
singular plural
direct سَبَق (sabaq) سَبَق (sabaq)
oblique سَبَق (sabaq) سَبَقوں (sabaqõ)
vocative سَبَق (sabaq) سَبَقو (sabaqo)

References

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “سبق”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.