← Back to Al-Qamus al-Muhit

التغب

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily denotes ugliness, suspicion, and corruption. It extends to encompass concepts of ruin, filth, scarcity, hunger, and defect.

Derived headwords

التَغَبُّnoun
  1. 1.
    uglinessboth

    Something that is aesthetically displeasing or morally reprehensible.

  2. 2.
    suspicionclassical

    A feeling or belief that something is wrong or wicked, without proof.

التَغَبُّّnoun
  1. 1.
    corruptionboth

    Moral decay or the act of being spoiled or ruined.

  2. 2.
    ruinboth

    The state of being destroyed or in a state of decay.

التَغَبُّّnoun
  1. 1.
    filthboth

    Dirt, grime, or any unclean substance.

  2. 2.
    scurfclassical

    A dry, scaly condition of the skin or scalp.

التَغَبُّّnoun
  1. 1.
    scarcityboth

    The state of being insufficient or in short supply.

  2. 2.
    hungerboth

    A strong desire or need for food.

التَغَبُّّnoun
  1. 1.
    defectboth

    A flaw, imperfection, or something lacking.

تَغِبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be uglyboth

    To possess a quality of being unpleasant to look at or morally bad.

  2. 2.
    to be corruptboth

    To become morally decayed or spoiled.

  3. 3.
    to be suspiciousclassical

    To arouse doubt or mistrust.

أتْغَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to make uglyclassical

    To cause something or someone to become unattractive or displeasing.

  2. 2.
    to make corruptclassical

    To cause someone or something to become morally decayed or spoiled.

  3. 3.
    to make suspiciousclassical

    To cause something to be viewed with doubt or mistrust.

Parallel reading

القبيح
The ugly.
والريبة
And suspicion.
وبالتحريك: الفساد والهلاك
And with vowel movement: corruption and ruin.
والوسخ
And filth.
والدرن
And scurf.
والقحط
And scarcity.
والجوع
And hunger.
والعيب
And defect.
تغب، كفرح
Taghaba, like faraha (he became ugly/corrupt).
وأتغبه غيره
And others made him ugly/corrupt.