غبا

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns a lack of understanding, intelligence, or perception. It extends to describe a type of light rain and, metaphorically, a type of sand dune or a slow-moving entity.

Derived headwords

الغَبِيَّةnoun

1.
light rainclassical
A rainfall that is not heavy, but is more substantial than a light drizzle (بغشة).
2.
sand duneclassical
Metaphorically, a type of sand dune that forms after the initial formation, or a slow-moving entity.

أَغْبَتْverb

1.
to rain lightlyclassical
The sky rained lightly, referring to the الغبية (light rain).

إِغْبَاءًnoun

1.
light rainfallclassical
The act or occurrence of light rainfall.

مُغْبِيَةadjective

1.
raining lightlyclassical
Describing the sky when it is raining lightly.

غَبِيَverb

1.
He was ignorant of the thing if he did not know it.both
He was ignorant of the thing if he did not know it.

غَبَاوَةًnoun

1.
lack of intelligenceboth
The state of being unintelligent, slow-witted, or lacking in perception.

غَبِيَ عَلَىverb

1.
to be ignorant ofclassical
To be unaware of or not know something.

غَبِيّadjective

1.
He was ignorant of the thing if he did not know it.both
He was ignorant of the thing if he did not know it.

تَغَابَىverb

1.
He feigned ignorance.both
He feigned ignorance.

Parallel reading

الغبية: المطرة ليست بالكثيرة، وهي فوق البغشة.

Al-Ghabiyyah: The rain that is not heavy, and it is more than Al-Baghshah (a light drizzle).

أغبت السماء إغباء فهى مغبية

The sky rained lightly, and it is raining lightly.

وغبيات بينهن وبل

And light rains between which there is moisture.

الغبية كالزبية في السير.

Al-Ghabiyyah is like Al-Zubiyah in terms of travel (referring to a type of sand dune).

غبيت عن الشئ وغبيته أيضا، أغبى غباوة، إذا لم تفطن له.

You failed to notice something, and you also failed to understand it; you became unintelligent, if you did not perceive it.

غبى على الشئ كذلك، إذا لم تعرفه.

He was ignorant of a thing, similarly, if he did not know it.

وفلان غبي على فعيل، إذا كان قليل الفطنة

And so-and-so is 'ghabi' (unintelligent), if he has little perception.

وتغابى: تغافل.

And Taghaba: to feign unawareness.