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أَبَق
to run away (of a slave) /ˈʔa.ba.qa/
verbB1#1694 most common
Also: to abscond, to flee, to escape
Example sentences
أَبَقَ العَبْدُ.
The slave ran away.
أَبَقَ الخادِمُ مِنَ البَيْتِ.
The servant fled from the house.
أَبَقَ العَبْدُ مِنْ سَيِّدِهِ لَيْلاً.
The slave absconded from his master at night.
حِينَ أَبَقَ الغُلامُ، بَحَثَ عَنْهُ أَهْلُ القَرْيَةِ.
When the boy ran away, the villagers searched for him.
يَأْبِقُ العَبْدُ إِذا اشْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ الظُّلْمُ ولم يَجِدْ سَبيلاً إلى العَدْلِ.
A slave absconds when oppression grows harsh and he finds no path to justice.
في الفِقْهِ الإسْلامِيِّ أحْكامٌ مُفَصَّلَةٌ فيمَنْ أَبَقَ مِنْ مَواليهِ ثُمَّ عادَ تائِباً.
Islamic jurisprudence has detailed rulings on one who absconds from his masters and then returns repentant.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | آبِقُ | أَبَقْتُ | سَآبِقُ |
| 2sg | تَأْبِقُ | أَبَقْتَ | سَتَأْبِقُ |
| 3sg | يَأْبِقُ | أَبَقَ | سَيَأْبِقُ |
| 1pl | نَأْبِقُ | أَبَقْنا | سَنَأْبِقُ |
| 2pl | تَأْبِقونَ | أَبَقْتُمْ | سَتَأْبِقونَ |
| 3pl | يَأْبِقونَ | أَبَقوا | سَيَأْبِقونَ |
Word family
آبِقrunaway slave, fugitive
إِباقthe act of absconding
آبِقةrunaway female slave
أُبّاقrunaways (plural)
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic triliteral root hamza-ba-qaf, tied to the idea of fleeing. In classical Arabic it narrowed to a specific sense: a slave running away from a master. The verbal noun إِباق names this act and appears often in legal texts.
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