English → Arabic
previously in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- sābiqan
- Arabizi
sabiqan- Type
- adverb
- Root
- س ب ق
How to use it
Previously translates to سَابِقًا and is used to refer to an earlier time. It can appear at the start of a sentence or after a verb.
Example sentences
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سَابِقًا كُنْتُ أَعْمَلُ هُنَا.
sābiqan kuntu a‘malu hunā.
I previously worked here.
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قَدْ رَأَيْتُ هَذَا السِّينِمَا سَابِقًا.
qad ra'aytu hādhā as-sīnimā sābiqan.
I have seen this movie before.
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سَابِقًا كُنْتُ أُحِبُّ القِرَاءةَ.
sābiqan kuntu uḥibbu al-qirā'ah.
I used to love reading before.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Mehdi Mohseni previously tweeted
وغرد مهدي محسني في وقت سابق:
We were not previously deceived.
فنحن لم نخدع في ما مضى.
Previously considered notifications
باء - الإخطارات التي سبق بحثها
Both had previously been pragmatic men.
العجيب أن الرجلين كانا من أنصار النـزعة العملية سابقاً.
Previously, that had not been the case.
سابقا، أن هذا لم يكن الحال كذلك.
* Previously issued in document A/55/117.
* أصدرت سابقا في الوثيقة A/55/117.
So does previously featured Angela Dissected.
كذلك المدونة أنجيلا دايسيكتيد.
He thus reiterates the complaints made previously.
لذلك فهو يعيد تقديم الشكاوى السابقة.
Delete package files which were previously downloaded
حذف ملفات الحزم التي تم تنزيلها من قبل
Several delegations repeated previously advanced arguments.
141- كررت عدة وفود الحجج التي سبق عرضها.
One of these claims competes with a previously paid category “C” claim; the others compete with previously paid category “D” claims.
وتتنافس واحدة من هذه المطالبات مع مطالبة سبق دفعها من الفئة "جيم"؛ بينما تتنافس المطالبات الأخرى مع مطالبات سبق دفعها من الفئة "دال".
Under Chapter 8 (previously 7) the shipper's liability is limited to breaches under article 28 (previously 25) and paragraph 30(a) (previously 27(a)).
فبموجب الفصل 8 (الفصل 7 سابقا) فإن مسؤولية الشاحن مقصورة على حالات الإخلال بموجب المادة 28 (المادة 25 السابقة) والمادة 30 (أ) (المادة 27 (أ) السابقة).
Questions and answers
Is سَابِقًا only formal?
It is standard Arabic, but it is also common in written and spoken contexts.
Can I use سَابِقًا with a noun?
Usually it modifies a verb or clause, not directly a noun.
Related words and expressions
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