غالب

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of غَلَبَ‎ (ḡalaba) from the root غ ل ب‎ (ḡ-l-b).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣaː.lib/

Adjective

غَالِب • (ḡālib), masculine plural غَالِبُونَ‎ (ḡālibūna) or غَلَبَة‎ (ḡalaba), elative أَغْلَب‎ (ʔaḡlab)[1]

Declension

Declension of adjective غَالِب (ḡālib)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	غَالِب ḡālib	الْغَالِب‎ al-ḡālib	غَالِبَة‎ ḡāliba	الْغَالِبَة‎ al-ḡāliba
Nominative	غَالِبٌ ḡālibun	الْغَالِبُ‎ al-ḡālibu	غَالِبَةٌ‎ ḡālibatun	الْغَالِبَةُ‎ al-ḡālibatu
Accusative	غَالِبًا‎ ḡāliban	الْغَالِبَ‎ al-ḡāliba	غَالِبَةً‎ ḡālibatan	الْغَالِبَةَ‎ al-ḡālibata
Genitive	غَالِبٍ ḡālibin	الْغَالِبِ‎ al-ḡālibi	غَالِبَةٍ‎ ḡālibatin	الْغَالِبَةِ‎ al-ḡālibati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	غَالِبَيْن‎ ḡālibayn	الْغَالِبَيْن‎ al-ḡālibayn	غَالِبَتَيْن‎ ḡālibatayn	الْغَالِبَتَيْن‎ al-ḡālibatayn
Nominative	غَالِبَانِ‎ ḡālibāni	الْغَالِبَانِ‎ al-ḡālibāni	غَالِبَتَانِ‎ ḡālibatāni	الْغَالِبَتَانِ‎ al-ḡālibatāni
Accusative	غَالِبَيْنِ‎ ḡālibayni	الْغَالِبَيْنِ‎ al-ḡālibayni	غَالِبَتَيْنِ‎ ḡālibatayni	الْغَالِبَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḡālibatayni
Genitive	غَالِبَيْنِ‎ ḡālibayni	الْغَالِبَيْنِ‎ al-ḡālibayni	غَالِبَتَيْنِ‎ ḡālibatayni	الْغَالِبَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḡālibatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	غَالِبِين‎‎; غَلَبَة‎ ḡālibīn‎; ḡalaba	الْغَالِبِين‎‎; الْغَلَبَة‎ al-ḡālibīn‎; al-ḡalaba	غَالِبَات‎ ḡālibāt	الْغَالِبَات‎ al-ḡālibāt
Nominative	غَالِبُونَ‎‎; غَلَبَةٌ‎ ḡālibūna‎; ḡalabatun	الْغَالِبُونَ‎‎; الْغَلَبَةُ‎ al-ḡālibūna‎; al-ḡalabatu	غَالِبَاتٌ‎ ḡālibātun	الْغَالِبَاتُ‎ al-ḡālibātu
Accusative	غَالِبِينَ‎‎; غَلَبَةً‎ ḡālibīna‎; ḡalabatan	الْغَالِبِينَ‎‎; الْغَلَبَةَ‎ al-ḡālibīna‎; al-ḡalabata	غَالِبَاتٍ‎ ḡālibātin	الْغَالِبَاتِ‎ al-ḡālibāti
Genitive	غَالِبِينَ‎‎; غَلَبَةٍ‎ ḡālibīna‎; ḡalabatin	الْغَالِبِينَ‎‎; الْغَلَبَةِ‎ al-ḡālibīna‎; al-ḡalabati	غَالِبَاتٍ‎ ḡālibātin	الْغَالِبَاتِ‎ al-ḡālibāti

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: qalib
→ Bengali: গালিব (galib)
→⇒ Spanish: Gálvez
→ Ottoman Turkish: غالب‎ (galib)
- Turkish: galip
→ Uzbek: gʻolib

Noun

غَالِب • (ḡālib) m, plural غَلَبَة‎ (ḡalaba) or غَالِبُون‎ (ḡālibūn), feminine غَالِبَة‎ (ḡāliba)[1]

victor
(contextual) more numerous, most numerous, plurality, majority, more, most (+ genitive: of)

Declension

Declension of noun غَالِب (ḡālib)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَالِب ḡālib	الْغَالِب‎ al-ḡālib	غَالِب ḡālib	غَالِبَة‎ ḡāliba	الْغَالِبَة‎ al-ḡāliba	غَالِبَة‎ ḡālibat
Nominative	غَالِبٌ ḡālibun	الْغَالِبُ‎ al-ḡālibu	غَالِبُ ḡālibu	غَالِبَةٌ‎ ḡālibatun	الْغَالِبَةُ‎ al-ḡālibatu	غَالِبَةُ‎ ḡālibatu
Accusative	غَالِبًا‎ ḡāliban	الْغَالِبَ‎ al-ḡāliba	غَالِبَ ḡāliba	غَالِبَةً‎ ḡālibatan	الْغَالِبَةَ‎ al-ḡālibata	غَالِبَةَ‎ ḡālibata
Genitive	غَالِبٍ ḡālibin	الْغَالِبِ‎ al-ḡālibi	غَالِبِ ḡālibi	غَالِبَةٍ‎ ḡālibatin	الْغَالِبَةِ‎ al-ḡālibati	غَالِبَةِ‎ ḡālibati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَالِبَيْن‎ ḡālibayn	الْغَالِبَيْن‎ al-ḡālibayn	غَالِبَيْ‎ ḡālibay	غَالِبَتَيْن‎ ḡālibatayn	الْغَالِبَتَيْن‎ al-ḡālibatayn	غَالِبَتَيْ‎ ḡālibatay
Nominative	غَالِبَانِ‎ ḡālibāni	الْغَالِبَانِ‎ al-ḡālibāni	غَالِبَا‎ ḡālibā	غَالِبَتَانِ‎ ḡālibatāni	الْغَالِبَتَانِ‎ al-ḡālibatāni	غَالِبَتَا‎ ḡālibatā
Accusative	غَالِبَيْنِ‎ ḡālibayni	الْغَالِبَيْنِ‎ al-ḡālibayni	غَالِبَيْ‎ ḡālibay	غَالِبَتَيْنِ‎ ḡālibatayni	الْغَالِبَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḡālibatayni	غَالِبَتَيْ‎ ḡālibatay
Genitive	غَالِبَيْنِ‎ ḡālibayni	الْغَالِبَيْنِ‎ al-ḡālibayni	غَالِبَيْ‎ ḡālibay	غَالِبَتَيْنِ‎ ḡālibatayni	الْغَالِبَتَيْنِ‎ al-ḡālibatayni	غَالِبَتَيْ‎ ḡālibatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; sound masculine plural			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَلَبَة‎‎; غَالِبِين‎ ḡalaba‎; ḡālibīn	الْغَلَبَة‎‎; الْغَالِبِين‎ al-ḡalaba‎; al-ḡālibīn	غَلَبَة‎‎; غَالِبِي‎ ḡalabat‎; ḡālibī	غَالِبَات‎ ḡālibāt	الْغَالِبَات‎ al-ḡālibāt	غَالِبَات‎ ḡālibāt
Nominative	غَلَبَةٌ‎‎; غَالِبُونَ‎ ḡalabatun‎; ḡālibūna	الْغَلَبَةُ‎‎; الْغَالِبُونَ‎ al-ḡalabatu‎; al-ḡālibūna	غَلَبَةُ‎‎; غَالِبُو‎ ḡalabatu‎; ḡālibū	غَالِبَاتٌ‎ ḡālibātun	الْغَالِبَاتُ‎ al-ḡālibātu	غَالِبَاتُ‎ ḡālibātu
Accusative	غَلَبَةً‎‎; غَالِبِينَ‎ ḡalabatan‎; ḡālibīna	الْغَلَبَةَ‎‎; الْغَالِبِينَ‎ al-ḡalabata‎; al-ḡālibīna	غَلَبَةَ‎‎; غَالِبِي‎ ḡalabata‎; ḡālibī	غَالِبَاتٍ‎ ḡālibātin	الْغَالِبَاتِ‎ al-ḡālibāti	غَالِبَاتِ‎ ḡālibāti
Genitive	غَلَبَةٍ‎‎; غَالِبِينَ‎ ḡalabatin‎; ḡālibīna	الْغَلَبَةِ‎‎; الْغَالِبِينَ‎ al-ḡalabati‎; al-ḡālibīna	غَلَبَةِ‎‎; غَالِبِي‎ ḡalabati‎; ḡālibī	غَالِبَاتٍ‎ ḡālibātin	الْغَالِبَاتِ‎ al-ḡālibāti	غَالِبَاتِ‎ ḡālibāti

References

Wehr, Hans (1979), “غالب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN.

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic غَالِب‎ (ḡālib).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɣɑːˈlib/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɣɑːˈlɪb/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɢɒːˈleb/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɣɔˈlib/

Adjective

Iranian Persian	غالب
Dari	غالب
Tajik	ғолиб (ġolib)

غالب • (ğâleb)

dominant, major
victorious, conqueror

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[Wehr-1] Wehr, Hans (1979), “غالب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN.