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الغيهب

Root entry · 12 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to darkness and obscurity. It extends to concepts of intense blackness, stealthy movement in darkness, and by extension, to qualities associated with being unaware or slow, such as heedlessness, dullness, or being heavy.

Derived headwords

الغيهبnoun
  1. 1.
    darknessboth

    The state of being dark or lacking light.

الغيهبانnoun
  1. 1.
    darknessclassical

    A state of intense darkness, similar to الغيهب.

  2. 2.
    bellyclassical

    The abdomen or stomach.

اغتهبverb
  1. 1.
    to travel through darknessclassical

    To journey or move through a period of darkness or obscurity.

الغيهبانadjective
  1. 1.
    intensely blackclassical

    Describing something, particularly a horse or the night, that is of a very deep black color.

الغيهبانadjective
  1. 1.
    heedlessclassical

    Describing a person who is unaware, forgetful, or inattentive.

الغيهبانadjective
  1. 1.
    sluggishclassical

    Describing someone who is heavy, sluggish, or slow-moving.

الغيهبانadjective
  1. 1.
    dullclassical

    Describing someone who is slow-witted or unintelligent.

الغيهبانnoun
  1. 1.
    thick woolly garmentclassical

    A garment made of abundant wool.

الغيهبةnoun
  1. 1.
    clamor in battleclassical

    A loud noise or uproar during combat.

غهبى الشبابnoun
  1. 1.
    prime of youthclassical

    The beginning or early stage of youth.

غهب عنهverb
  1. 1.
    to be heedless ofclassical

    To be forgetful of someone or something, or to be inattentive.

صيدا غهباnoun
  1. 1.
    unintentional preyclassical

    Catching game or prey by chance, without deliberate intent.

Parallel reading

الغيهب: الظلمة
Al-ghayhab: darkness.
كالغيهبان
Like al-ghayhaban (intense darkness).
واغتهب: سار فيه
And 'ightaghab': to travel through it (darkness).
والشديد السواد من الخيل والليل
And the intensely black of horses and the night.
والرجل الغافل
And the heedless man.
أو الثقيل الوخم
Or the heavy, sluggish one.
أو البليد
Or the dull one.
والكساء الكثير الصوف
And the garment of abundant wool.
والغيهبة: الجلبة في القتال
And al-ghayhaba: the clamor in battle.
والغيهبان: البطن
And al-ghayhaban: the belly.
وغهبى الشباب، كزمكى، ويمد: أوله
And ghahba al-shabab, like zamka and it is extended: its beginning.
وغهب عنه، كفرح: غفل ونسيه
And ghahiba 'anhu, like fariha: he was heedless of it and forgot it.
وأصاب صيدا غهبا، محركة: غفلة بلا تعمد
And he caught prey ghahaban, with harakat: heedlessness without intent.