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غهب

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to darkness and its intensity, extending to concepts of heedlessness and unintentional actions. It also describes extreme blackness, particularly in horses.

Derived headwords

الغيهبnoun
  1. 1.
    darknessboth

    darkness

الغياهبnoun
  1. 1.
    the plural (of 'ghayhab')both

    the plural (of 'ghayhab')

أدهم غيهبadjective
  1. 1.
    intensely blackclassical

    Describing a horse that is of a deep, intense black color.

الغهبnoun
  1. 1.
    with two fatḥas: heedlessness, inattentionboth

    with two fatḥas: heedlessness, inattention

غُهِبَverb
  1. 1.
    to be heedlessclassical

    The passive form of the verb, indicating a state of being overcome by heedlessness or forgetfulness.

Parallel reading

الغيهب: الظلمة
Al-Ghayhab: darkness.
والجمع الغياهب
And the plural is Al-Ghayahib.
يقال فرس أدهم غيهب، إذا اشتد سواده
It is said of a horse, 'Adham Ghayhab,' meaning its blackness is intense.
والغهب، بالتحريك، الغفلة
And Al-Ghahab, with harakah (vowelization), means heedlessness.
وقد غهب بالكسر
And he was heedless, with kasrah (vowelization).
سئل عطاء عن رجل أصاب صيدا غهبا، قال: عليه الجزاء
Ata was asked about a man who hunted game heedlessly, and he said: He must pay the penalty.
يعنى غفلة من غير تعمد
Meaning heedlessness without intent.