qabaq

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic габаг
Roman qabaq
Perso-Arabic قاباق

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɡɑˈbɑχ]
  • Hyphenation: qa‧baq

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *k(i)amak, *k(i)apak (forehead; front; part; eyelid; eyebrow). Cognate with Turkish kabak, Uzbek qovoq (eyelid), Khakas хамах (xamax, forehead), Bashkir ҡабаҡ (qabaq, eyelid) etc.

Noun

qabaq (definite accusative qabağı, plural qabaqlar)

  1. front, fronter part
    təyyarənin qabağıthe front part of the aircraft
    Synonym: ön
    Antonym: arxa
  2. facade (of a building)
    evin qabağıfacade of the house
  3. (poetic) face
    Synonym: üz
  4. eve, threshold, (the time preceding some event)
    bayram qabağıholiday eve
    toy qabağıthe time before a wedding
    seçki qabağıthe time before an impending election
    Synonym: ərəfə
Declension

Adjective

qabaq (comparative daha qabaq, superlative ən qabaq)

  1. front, fore, foremost
    qabaq tərəffront side
    atın qabaq ayağıthe horse's front leg
    Synonyms: ön, üz
    Antonym: arxa

Adverb

qabaq

  1. previously, before, formerly
    • 2017 December 23, ArbTv:
      Mən qabaq bütöv günü işləyirdim, ancaq indi işləyə bilmirəm.
      Previously, I used to work all day long, but now I am not able to work.
    Synonyms: qabaqlar, əvvəl, əvvəllər, keçmişdə

Postposition

qabaq

  1. before, prior to
    Synonyms: əvvəl, irəli
    Məryam hər gün hamıdan qabaq yuxudan durur.
    Mary gets up before everyone else every morning.
  2. ago
    • 2017 June 26, Milli.az:
      ABŞ-da 32 il qabaq həbsxanadan qaçan məhbusu tutulub
      An inmate who escaped from prison 32 years ago has been caught in the USA.
    Synonym: bundan qabaq

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Cognate with Turkish kabak, Tatar кабак (qabaq).

Qabaqlar

Noun

qabaq (definite accusative qabağı, plural qabaqlar)

  1. pumpkin
  2. (by extension, colloquial) tasteless melon or watermelon
Declension
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