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مُسْبَق
prior /ˈmus.baq/
adjectiveA2#1204 most common
Also: advance, pre-arranged, predetermined
Example sentences
الدفع مُسْبَق.
Payment is in advance.
لدينا حجز مُسْبَق في المطعم.
We have an advance reservation at the restaurant.
يجب الحصول على موافقة مُسْبَقة قبل السفر.
You must obtain prior approval before travelling.
أرسلت الشركة إشعارًا مُسْبَقًا بتغيير المواعيد.
The company sent advance notice of the schedule change.
لم يكن لديه أي علم مُسْبَق بالقرار.
He had no prior knowledge of the decision.
تستند هذه السياسة إلى افتراضات مُسْبَقة لم تُختبر.
This policy rests on preconceived assumptions that have not been tested.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُسْبَقٌ | مُسْبَقُونَ |
| Genitive | مُسْبَقٍ | مُسْبَقِينَ |
| Accusative | مُسْبَقًا | مُسْبَقِينَ |
| Vocative | يا مُسْبَقُ | يا مُسْبَقُونَ |
Word family
سَبَقَto precede, come before
أَسْبَقَto make precede, do in advance
سابِقprevious, formerسِباقrace, contestمَسْبوقpreceded, outrun
Etymology
مُسْبَق comes from the triliteral root س-ب-ق (s-b-q), which means to precede or get ahead. It is the passive participle of the form IV verb أَسْبَقَ, so it describes something put in place beforehand. The same root yields سَبَقَ, to come before, and سِباق, a race.
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