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اسْتَبَقَ

nastabiqu

racing each other

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Root letters: س ب قAppears 5 times in the Qur'an#1,277 most frequentVerb (fiʿl)Verb form VIII
Learn it in lesson 128

About this word

Verb (fiʿl)Verb form VIIIRoot letters: س ب ق

Tense forms — as used in the Qur'an

  • Past (māḍī)وَٱسْتَبَقَا2 times
  • Present/Future (muḍāriʿ)نَسْتَبِقُ1 times
  • Command (amr)فَٱسْتَبِقُوا۟2 times

Forms in the Qur'an

  • فَٱسْتَبِقُوا۟so racefa-is'tabiqū · 2 times
  • نَسْتَبِقُracing each othernastabiqu · 1 times
  • وَٱسْتَبَقَاAnd they both racedwa-is'tabaqā · 1 times
  • فَٱسْتَبَقُوا۟then they (would) racefa-is'tabaqū · 1 times

Words from the same root

More words from the root س ب ق — know one root, recognise many words.

Examples from the Qur'an

And if We willed, We could have obliterated their eyes, and they would race to [find] the path, and how could they see?

Surah 36:66 — Read full ayah

They said, "O our father, indeed we went racing each other and left Joseph with our possessions, and a wolf ate him. But you would not believe us, even if we were truthful."

Surah 12:17 — Read full ayah

For each [religious following] is a [prayer] direction toward which it faces. So race to [all that is] good. Wherever you may be, Allāh will bring you forth [for judgement] all together. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.

Surah 2:148 — Read full ayah