غلب

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See also: غلت, علت, and علب

Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Morphologically from the root غ ل ب (ḡ-l-b).

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Verb[edit]

غَلَبَ (ḡalaba) I, non-past يَغْلِبُ‎ (yaḡlibu)

  1. (transitive) to conquer, defeat, overcome, surpass, vanquish
    • The Quran, 30:2-3 :
      غُلِبَتِ الرُّومُ فِي أَدْنَى الْأَرْضِ وَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ غَلَبِهِم سَيَغْلِبُونَ
      ḡulibati ar-rūmu fī ʔadnā l-ʔarḍi wahum min baʕdi ḡalabihim sayaḡlibūna
      the Byzantines have been defeated in the land closest [to us], but after their defeat they will conquer
  2. (transitive) to snatch (+ عَلَى (ʕalā): from)
  3. (transitive) to use every effort to persuade
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Etymology 2[edit]

Morphologically from the root غ ل ب (ḡ-l-b).

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غَلِبَ (ḡaliba) I, non-past يَغْلَبُ‎ (yaḡlabu)

  1. (intransitive) to be thick-necked or to become thick-necked
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Etymology 3[edit]

Morphologically from the root غ ل ب (ḡ-l-b).

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غَلَّبَ (ḡallaba) II, non-past يُغَلِّبُ‎ (yuḡallibu)

  1. (transitive) to render victorious, to let get the upper hand (+ عَلَى (ʕalā): over); (transitive) to let overcome (intransitive); (transitive) (+ عَلَى (ʕalā)) to let overcome (transitive)
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Etymology 4[edit]

Morphologically from the root غ ل ب (ḡ-l-b).

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Noun[edit]

غَلْب (ḡalbm

  1. verbal noun of غَلَبَ (ḡalaba)
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Etymology 5[edit]

Morphologically from the root غ ل ب (ḡ-l-b).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

غَلَب (ḡalabm

  1. verbal noun of غَلِبَ (ḡaliba)
  2. verbal noun of غَلَبَ (ḡalaba)
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South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Root
غ ل ب
3 terms

Etymology 1[edit]

From Arabic غَلَبَ (ḡalaba).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɣa.lab/, [ˈɣa.lab]
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

غلب (ḡalab) I (present بغلب (biḡlib))

  1. to defeat
Conjugation[edit]
    Conjugation of غلب (ḡalab)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m غلبت (ḡalabt) غلبت (ḡalabt) غلب (ḡalab) غلبنا (ḡalabna) غلبتو (ḡalabtu) غلبو (ḡalabu)
f غلبتي (ḡalabti) غلبت (ḡalbat)
present m بغلب (baḡlib) بتغلب (btiḡlib) بغلب (biḡlib) منغلب (mniḡlib) بتغلبو (btiḡlibu) بغلبو (biḡlibu)
f بتغلبي (btiḡlibi) بتغلب (btiḡlib)
subjunctive m أغلب (ʔaḡlib) تغلب (tiḡlib) يغلب (yiḡlib) نغلب (niḡlib) تغلبو (tiḡlibu) يغلبو (yiḡlibu)
f تغلبي (tiḡlibi) تغلب (tiḡlib)
imperative m اغلب (iḡlib) اغلبو (iḡlibu)
f اغلبي (iḡlibi)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic غَلَّبَ (ḡallaba).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɣal.lab/, [ˈɣal.lab]
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

غلّب (ḡallab) II (present بغلّب (biḡalleb))

  1. (transitive) to bother, to be a nuisance
    Synonym: زعج (zaʕaj)
  2. (reflexive, by extension) to take the trouble
    Synonym: تغلّب (tḡallab)
    شكرًا ماما، غلّبتي حالك.
    šukran māmā, ḡallabti ḥālek
    Thanks mom, you didn't have to.
    (literally, “Thanks mom, you took the trouble [to do it].”)
Conjugation[edit]
    Conjugation of غلّب (ḡallab)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m غلّبت (ḡallabt) غلّبت (ḡallabt) غلّب (ḡallab) غلّبنا (ḡallabna) غلّبتو (ḡallabtu) غلّبو (ḡallabu)
f غلّبتي (ḡallabti) غلّبت (ḡallabat)
present m بغلّب (baḡalleb) بتغلّب (bitḡalleb) بغلّب (biḡalleb) منغلّب (minḡalleb) بتغلّبو (bitḡallbu) بغلّبو (biḡallbu)
f بتغلّبي (bitḡallbi) بتغلّب (bitḡalleb)
subjunctive m اغلّب (aḡalleb) تغلّب (tḡalleb) يغلّب (yḡalleb) نغلّب (nḡalleb) تغلّبو (tḡallbu) يغلّبو (yḡallbu)
f تغلّبي (tḡallbi) تغلّب (tḡalleb)
imperative m غلّب (ḡalleb) غلّبو (ḡallbu)
f غلّبي (ḡallbi)