غبن

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

The root غبن primarily relates to being deceived, cheated, or making a bad deal, especially in trade. It also extends to concepts of forgetfulness, oversight, weakness of mind or opinion, and physical folding or concealment.

Derived headwords

غَبَنَverb

1.
to forgetclassical
To forget something or overlook it, or to be ignorant of it.
2.
to be mistakenclassical
To be mistaken about one's right concerning someone.
3.
to deceiveboth
To deceive someone in a sale or purchase, or to give them less than they deserve.
4.
to be negligentclassical
To be negligent or inattentive in a sale or purchase.

غَبِنَverb

1.
to be deceivedboth
To be deceived, especially in a transaction, or to be weak in intellect or religion.

غَبَنٌnoun

1.
deceptionboth
Deception or being cheated, especially in a sale or purchase.
2.
weaknessboth
Weakness of opinion, intellect, or religion.
3.
forgetfulnessclassical
Forgetfulness or oversight.
4.
foldingclassical
The act of folding or creasing a garment.

غُبْنٌnoun

1.
weaknessboth
Weakness and forgetfulness.

غَبَانَةٌnoun

1.
weakness of opinionclassical
Weakness of one's opinion.

غَبِينٌadjective

1.
deceivedboth
One who is deceived in opinion, intellect, or religion.

مَغْبُونٌadjective

1.
deceivedboth
One who has been deceived or cheated, especially in a transaction.

غَبِنَ في البيعverb

1.
to be cheated in a saleboth
To be cheated or receive less than the value in a sale or purchase.

الغَبِينَةُnoun

1.
deceptionclassical
The act or instance of deception, similar to 'شتيمة' from 'شتم'.

التَّغَابُنُnoun

1.
mutual deceptionboth
The act of deceiving one another, often used in the context of the Day of Judgment.

يوم التغابنnoun

1.
Day of Mutual Lossclassical
The Day of Resurrection, named so because the righteous will gain paradise and the wicked will lose it, or because of the disparity in rewards.

المَغَابِنُnoun

1.
folds of skinboth
The folds of the skin, particularly in the groin area or where the thigh meets the body.
2.
hidden placesclassical
The inner parts of the thighs or the creases of the skin.

اغْتَبَنَهُverb

1.
to hide inclassical
To hide something within a fold or a hidden place.

غَبَنُوا خَبَرَهَاverb

1.
to not know its conditionclassical
To be unaware of the true state or condition of something.

غَبَنَهُverb

1.
to foldclassical
To fold or crease a garment, or to shorten it by folding.

الغَابِنُadjective

1.
sluggishclassical
One who is slow or sluggish in action.

غَبَنَ رأيهverb

1.
to weaken one's opinionclassical
To weaken or impair one's opinion or judgment.

غَبَنَ الشيءverb

1.
to hide somethingclassical
To hide something, especially in a fold or concealed place.

غُبْنٌnoun

1.
fold in a garmentclassical
A fold or crease in a piece of cloth.

تَغَابَنَ لهverb

1.
to lag behindclassical
To delay or lag behind until one is disadvantaged or missed.

Parallel reading

غَبَنَ الشيءَ و) غَبَنَ فيه، كفرح، غُبْنًا)، بالفتح، (وغُبْنًا)، بالتحريك: (نَسِيَهُ أو أغْفَلَهُ وجهله.

To forget something or overlook it, or to be ignorant of it.

أو غَبَنَ كذا من حقه عند فلان: (غَلِطَ فيه.

Or to be mistaken about one's right concerning someone.

غَبَنَ رأيَهُ، بالنصب، غَبَانَةً وغُبْنًا، محركة: ضَعُفَ

To have one's opinion weakened, with the accusative case, resulting in 'ghabana' and 'ghubnan' (vocalized).

فهو غَبِينٌ ومَغْبُونٌ في الرأي والعقل والدين.

So he is deceived and outwitted in opinion, intellect, and religion.

وغَبَنَهُ في البيع يَغْبَنُهُ غَبْنًا)، بالفتح (ويُحَرَّكُ؛

And to cheat him in a sale, he cheats him, with 'ghabnan' (vocalized) and (it is vocalized or moved).

أو الغَبْنُ بالتسكين في البيع (وهو الأكثر، وبالتحريك في الرأي): إذا (خَدَعَهُ) ووكسه.

Or 'al-ghabn' (with Sukun) in a sale (which is more common), and (with Harakah) in opinion: if he deceives him and undervalues him.

وقيل؛ غَبِنَ في البيع غَبْنًا: إذا غَفَلَ عنه بيعًا كان أو شراءً.

And it was said: to be cheated in a sale with 'ghabnan': if one is negligent about it, whether it was a sale or a purchase.

وقد غُبِنَ الرجلُ، (كعُنِيَ، فهو مَغْبُونٌ؛ والاسم الغَبِينَةُ)، كالشتيمة من الشتم.

And the man has been deceived, (like 'uniya', so he is 'maghbun'; and the noun is 'al-ghabina'), like 'shatima' from 'shatama'.

والتَّغَابُنُ: أن يَغْبَنَ بعضُهم بعضًا.

And 'al-taghabun': is for some of them to deceive one another.

ويومُه يومُ التَّغَابُنِ: وهو يومُ البعث؛

And his day is the Day of Mutual Loss: and it is the Day of Resurrection.

لأن أهلَ الجنةِ تَغْبَنُ فيه أهلَ النارِ بما يصير إليه أهلُ الجنةِ من النعيم، ويلقى فيه أهلُ النارِ من العذاب، ويُغْبَنُ من ارتفعت منزلته في الجنةِ من كان دون منزلته،

Because the people of Paradise will gain over the people of Hell in what the people of Paradise attain of bliss, and the people of Hell will receive of punishment, and he whose rank is raised in Paradise will gain over him who is below his rank.

وسُئِلَ الحسنُ عن قوله تعالى: {ذلك يوم التغابن}، فقال: غَبِنَ أهلُ الجنةِ أهلَ النارِ، أي استنقصوا عقولهم باختيارهم الكفر على الإيمان.

And Al-Hasan was asked about the saying of Allah Almighty: {That is the Day of Mutual Loss}, so he said: The people of Paradise have gained over the people of Hell, meaning they have diminished their intellects by choosing disbelief over faith.

ونظر الحسينُ إلى رجلٍ غَبَنَ آخرَ في بيعٍ فقال: إن هذا يَغْبَنُ عقلكَ أي ينقصه.

And Al-Husayn looked at a man who had deceived another in a sale and said: This man deceives your intellect, meaning he diminishes it.

والمَغَابِنُ، كَمَنْزِل: الإبطُ والرَّفْغُ، ج مَغَابِنَ؛

And 'al-maghabin', like 'manzil': the armpit and the groin, plural 'maghabin'.

وفي الحديث: (كان إذا اطَّلَى بدأ بمَغَابِنِهِ)؛

And in the Hadith: (He used to start with his folds of skin when he applied oil).

وفي حديث عكرمة: (من مسَّ مَغَابِنَهُ فليتوضأ)؛

And in the narration of Ikrimah: (Whoever touches his folds of skin should perform ablution).

وقال ثعلب: كلُّ ما ثَنَيْتَ عليه فَخِذَكَ فهو مَغْبَنٌ.

And Tha'lab said: Everything you fold your thigh upon is a 'maghban'.

واغْتَبَنَهُ: اختَبَأَهُ فيه)، أي في المَغْبَنِ.

And to hide him in it: to hide him in it, meaning in the fold.

وقد غَبَنُوا خَبَرَها، كَنَصَرَ وسَمِعَ)، أي (لم يعلموا علمَها.

And they were unaware of its condition, like 'nasara' and 'sami'a), meaning (they did not know its knowledge).

والغَبْنُ في الثوب كالعَطْفِ فيه)، وقد غَبَنَهُ غَبْنًا: ثَنَاهُ وعَطَفَهُ.

And 'al-ghabn' in a garment is like 'al-'atf' in it), and he folded it with 'ghabnan': he folded it and creased it.

وفي التهذيب: طالَ فَثَنَاهُ، وكذلك كَبَنَهُ.

And in Al-Tahdhib: it became long, so he folded it, and likewise he 'kabana' it.

والغَابِنُ: الفاترُ عن العمل).

And 'al-ghabin': the one who is sluggish in action.

غَبَنْتَ رأيَكَ: أي ضَيَّعْتَهُ ونَسِيتَهُ.

You weakened your opinion: meaning you lost it and forgot it.

وغَبَنَ الرجلُ يَغْبَنُهُ غَبْنًا: مَرَّ به وهو مَثَلٌ فلم يَرَهُ ولم يَفْطَنْ له.

And a man passed by him, and he passed by him, and he was present but did not see him and did not notice him.

وغَبَنُوا الناسَ: إذا لم يَنَلْهُمْ غيرُهُم.

And they deprived people: if no one else reached them.

وغَبَنَ الشيءَ: خبَّأَهُ في المَغْبَنِ.

And to hide the thing: to hide it in the fold.

وما قُطِعَ من أطرافِ الثوبِ فأسْقَطَ غُبْنٌ، محركة؛

And what is cut from the edges of the garment and discarded is 'ghubn', (vocalized).

والغُبْنُ: ثَنِيُّ الدَّلْوِ لِيَنْقُصَ من طُولِهِ.

And 'al-ghubn': is the folding of a bucket to shorten its length.

وتَغَابَنَ له: تَقَاعَدَ حتى غُبِنَ.

And to lag behind for him: to delay until he was disadvantaged.