غلب

See also: غلت, علت, and علب

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣa.la.ba/

Verb

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
Conjugation

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣa.li.ba/

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) to be thick-necked or to become thick-necked
Conjugation

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣal.la.ba/

Verb

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)
Conjugation

Etymology 4

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣalb/

Noun

غَلْب (ḡalb) m

  1. verbal noun of غَلَبَ (ḡalaba)
Declension

Etymology 5

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣa.lab/

Noun

غَلَب (ḡalab) m

  1. verbal noun of غَلِبَ (ḡaliba)
  2. verbal noun of غَلَبَ (ḡalaba)
Declension

References

South Levantine Arabic

Root
غ ل ب

Etymology 1

From Arabic غَلَبَ (ḡalaba).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

غلب (ḡalab) (form I, present بغلب (biḡlib))

  1. to defeat
Conjugation
    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

From Arabic غَلَّبَ (ḡallaba).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to bother, to be a nuisance
    Synonym: زعج (zaʕaj)
  2. (reflexive, by extension) to take the trouble
    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].”)
    Synonym: تغلّب (tḡallab)
Conjugation
    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)
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