غبي

Arabic

Etymology

From the roots غ ب و‎ (ḡ-b-w) and غ ب ي‎ (ḡ-b-y).

Pronunciation

  • (verb) IPA(key): /ɣa.bi.ja/

Verb

غَبِيَ • (ḡabiya) I, non-past يَغْبَى‎‎ (yaḡbā)

  1. to be ignorant, to not understand

Conjugation

Adjective

غَبِيّ • (ḡabiyy) (feminine غَبِيَّة‎ (ḡabiyya), masculine plural أَغْبِيَاء‎ (ʔaḡbiyāʔ), elative أَغْبَى‎ (ʔaḡbā))

  1. stupid, foolish
  2. unwise
  3. ignorant

Declension

References

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

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic غَبِيّ‎ (ḡabiyy).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

غبي • (ḡabi) (feminine غبيّة‎ (ḡabiyye), common plural أغبيا‎ (ʔaḡbiya), elative أغبى‎ (ʔaḡba))

  1. stupid

Noun

غبي • (ḡabi) m (plural أغبيا‎ (ʔaḡbiya), feminine غبيّة‎ (ḡabiyye))

  1. idiot
    Synonym: أهبل‎ (ʔahbal)
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