qabaq

• IPA^(key): [ɡɑˈbɑχ]
• (Karabakh, Armenia) IPA^(key): [ɡɑˈvɑχ]
• Hyphenation: qa‧baq

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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.

qabaq (definite accusative qabağı, plural qabaqlar)

1. front, fronter part

   Synonym: ön

   Antonym: arxa

   təyyarənin qabağı ― the front part of the aircraft

2. facade (of a building)

   evin qabağı ― facade of the house

3. (poetic) face

   Synonym: üz

4. eve, threshold, (the time preceding some event)

   Synonym: ərəfə

   bayram qabağı ― holiday eve

   toy qabağı ― the time before a wedding

   seçki qabağı ― the time before an impending election

qabaq (comparative daha qabaq, superlative ən qabaq)

1. front, fore, foremost

   Synonyms: ön, üz

   Antonym: arxa

   qabaq tərəf ― front side

   atın qabaq ayağı ― the horse's front leg

qabaq

1. previously, before, formerly

   Synonyms: qabaqlar, əvvəl, əvvəllər, keçmişdə

   • 2017 December 23, ArbTv‎^[1]:

     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.

qabaq

1. before, prior to

   Synonyms: əvvəl, irəli

   Məryəm hər gün hamıdan qabaq yuxudan durur. ― Mary gets up before everyone else every morning.

2. ago

   Synonyms: əvvəl, öncə, əqdəm

   • 2017 June 26, Milli.az‎^[2]:

     ABŞ-da 32 il qabaq həbsxanadan qaçan məhbusu tutulub

     An inmate who escaped from prison 32 years ago has been caught in the USA.

• qabağında (“in front”)
• qabaqcıl (“progressive, advanced”)
• qabaqca (“before”)
  • qabaqcadan (“in advance”)
• qabaqlamaq (“lto eave behind, outstrip, pass ahead”)

Cognate with Turkish kabak, Tatar кабак (qabaq).

qabaq (definite accusative qabağ��, plural qabaqlar)

1. pumpkin

   Synonym: balqabaq

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