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غصب

Root entry · 9 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of taking something unjustly or by force. It extends to coercion, forceful actions, and the process of preparing hides by removing hair.

Derived headwords

غَصَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to seize unjustlyboth

    To take the property of another wrongfully and unlawfully.

  2. 2.
    to coerceboth

    To compel or force someone to do something against their will.

يَغْصِبُverb
  1. 1.
    he seizes unjustlyboth

    The present tense conjugation of the verb 'to seize unjustly'.

  2. 2.
    he coercesboth

    The present tense conjugation of the verb 'to coerce'.

غَصْبًاnoun
  1. 1.
    unjust seizureboth

    The act of taking something wrongfully and unlawfully; usurpation.

  2. 2.
    coercionboth

    The act of compelling or forcing someone.

اغْتَصَبَverb
  1. 1.
    to seize unjustlyboth

    To take the property of another wrongfully and unlawfully; synonymous with غَصَبَ.

  2. 2.
    to rapeboth

    To have sexual intercourse with someone by force.

اغْتِصَابnoun
  1. 1.
    unjust seizureboth

    The act of taking something wrongfully and unlawfully; usurpation.

  2. 2.
    rapeboth

    The act of sexual intercourse by force.

غَاصِبadjective
  1. 1.
    usurperboth

    One who seizes property or power unjustly or by force.

  2. 2.
    coerciveboth

    Characterized by force or compulsion.

غَصَبَ (الجلد)verb
  1. 1.
    to prepare hideclassical

    To remove the hair and down from a hide by plucking and scraping, without putrefaction or neglect, using a specific method.

غَصْب (الجلد)noun
  1. 1.
    hide preparationclassical

    The process of removing hair and down from a hide by plucking and scraping.

إغْمَالnoun
  1. 1.
    neglectclassical

    The act of neglecting or leaving something unattended, often in the context of tanning hides.

Parallel reading

أخذه ظلما
He took it unjustly.
كاغتصبه
Like his seizing it unjustly.
غصب فلانا على الشيء
He coerced someone to do the thing.
الاغتصاب مثله
The act of seizing unjustly is like it.
غصب الجلد
He prepared the hide.
أزال عنه شعره ووبره نتفا وقشا بلا عطن في دباغ ولا إغمال
He removed its hair and down by plucking and scraping, without putrefaction in tanning or neglect.
وقد تكرر ذكر الغصب في الحديث
The mention of usurpation has been repeated in the Hadith.
وهو أخذ مال الغير ظلما وعدوانا
It is the taking of another's property unjustly and aggressively.
أنه غصبها نفسها
That he seized her person (for himself).
أراد أنه واقعها كرها
He meant that he had intercourse with her by force.
فاستعاره للجماع
And he metaphorically used it for sexual intercourse.