Arabic for precede

sabaqa

ﺳَﺒَﻖَ

precede – past tense he

yasbiqu

ﻳَﺴﺒِﻖُ

precede – present tense he

The Arabic verb for precede is written ﺳَﺒَﻖَ and pronunced sabaqa in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﺴﺒِﻖُ and pronounced yasbiqu. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﺱ ﺏ ﻕ

The root of the word precede consists of three Arabic letters: sin that is written ﺱ and pronounced s, beh that is written ﺏ and pronounced b and qaf that is written ﻕ and pronounced q. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to precede

The word precede letter by letter

ﺳَﺒَﻖَ

ﺳـ

ـﺒـ

ـﻖ

ﺳـ

ـﺒـ

ـﻖ

ﺱ

ﺳـ

ـﺴـ

ـﺲ

ﺏ

ﺑـ

ـﺒـ

ـﺐ

ﻕ

ﻗـ

ـﻘـ

ـﻖ

sin

beh

qaf

The Arabic word for precede consists of: The letter sin that is written ﺱ ( here ﺳـ ) and pronounced s and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter beh that is written ﺏ ( here ـﺒـ ) and pronounced b and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻖ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﺳَﺒَﻖَ and pronounced sabaqa.

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The pattern for precede

fa3ala becomes sabaqa

We have seen that the Arabic word for precede is written ﺳَﺒَﻖَ and pronounced sabaqa. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are s, b and q, the word becomes sabaqa.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns