See also: غلت, علت, and علب

Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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

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غَلَبَ (ḡalaba) I (non-past يَغْلِبُ (yaḡlibu), verbal noun غَلَب (ḡalab) or غَلْب (ḡalb) or غَلَبَة (ḡalaba) or مَغْلَب (maḡlab) or مَغْلَبَة (maḡlaba) or غَلَابِيَة (ḡalābiya) or غُلُبَّى (ḡulubbā) or غِلِبَّى (ḡilibbā) or غُلُبَّة (ḡulubba) or غَلُبَّة (ḡalubba))

  1. to conquer, to defeat, to overcome, to surpass, to vanquish [with accusative or عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘someone/something’]
    • 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. to seize [with accusative or عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘someone/something’]
  3. to snatch, to steal [with accusative ‘something’ and عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘from someone’]
  4. (intransitive) to prevail [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘in something’]
  5. (intransitive) to be likely
  6. (transitive) to use every effort to persuade
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Etymology 1.2

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غَلَّبَ (ḡallaba) II (non-past يُغَلِّبُ (yuḡallibu), verbal noun تَغْلِيب (taḡlīb))

  1. (transitive) to render victorious, to let get the upper hand, to cause to triumph [with accusative ‘someone’ and عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘over someone/something’]
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Etymology 1.3

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Noun

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غَلْب (ḡalbm

  1. verbal noun of غَلَبَ (ḡalaba)
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Etymology 1.4

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غَلَب (ḡalabm

  1. verbal noun of غَلَبَ (ḡalaba)
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Etymology 2.1

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Compare أغْلَب (thick-necked).

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غَلِبَ (ḡaliba) I (non-past يَغْلَبُ (yaḡlabu), verbal noun غَلَب (ḡalab))

  1. (intransitive) to be or become thick-necked
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Etymology 2.2

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غَلَب (ḡalabm

  1. verbal noun of غَلِبَ (ḡaliba)
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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
غ ل ب
3 terms

Etymology 1

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From Arabic غَلَبَ (ḡalaba).

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  • IPA(key): /ɣa.lab/, [ˈɣa.lab]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

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غلب (ḡalab) I (present بغلب (biḡlib))

  1. to defeat
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    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

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From Arabic غَلَّبَ (ḡallaba).

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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].”)
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    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)