See also: شاپقه

Arabic edit

Root
س ب ق (s-b-q)

Etymology edit

Tool noun formed from active participle of سَبَقَ (sabaqa, to precede), as سَابِق (sābiq, precedent (person)) +‎ ـَة (-a).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

سَابِقَة (sābiqaf (plural سَابِقَات (sābiqāt) or سَوَابِق (sawābiq))

  1. a precedent (a past act used as example)
  2. (law) prior misdeed, criminal record
  3. (grammar, linguistics) prefix

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: sabıqə
  • Persian: سابقه
  • Ottoman Turkish: سابقه (sabıka)

Adjective edit

سَابِقَة (sābiqaf

  1. feminine singular of سَابِق (sābiq)