غبو
Root entry · 1 derived lemma1 غَبِىَ ذ , aor. يَغْبَى, inf. n. غَبًا and غَبَاوَةٌ, [the latter of which is the more common,] He had little [or no ] intelligence. (Msb.) ― -b2- And غَبِىَ الشَّئْ (S, K, TA, in the CK [erroneously] غَبَى,) or الأَمْرَ, (Msb,) and غَبِىَ عَنِ الشَّئْ (S, K) or عَنِ الأَمْرِ, (Msb,) aor. as above, (S,) inf. n. غَبَاوَةٌ (S, K) and غَبًا, (K,) He did not understand (S, Msb, K) the thing (S, K) or the affair. (Msb.) And غَبِىَ عَنِ الخَبَرِ He was ignorant of the information. (Msb.) ― -b3- And in like manner, عَبِىَ عَلَىَّ الشَّئُْ, inf. n. غَبًا, [ The thing was not understood, or not known, by me; or] I knew not the thing: (S:) [or] غَبِىَ الشَّئُْ مِنْهُ i. e. خَفِىَ [ the thing was hidden from him ], (K, TA,) so that he did not know it: (TA:) and غَبَا is used in the dial. of Teiyi for غَبِىَ in the sense of خَفِىَ: (A and TA in art. غبس:) or it is for غَبَّ, like تَقَضَّى for تَقَضَّضَ. (S in that art. [See غُبَيْسٌ: and see also غَبِيَةٌ, in art. غبى.])
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