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غبو

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being unaware, ignorant, or failing to perceive something. It extends to meanings of hiddenness, concealment, and feigning ignorance.

Derived headwords

غَبِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to be unawareboth

    To not grasp or understand something, to lack perception.

  2. 2.
    to be hiddenboth

    For something to be concealed from someone, so they do not know it.

غَبِيَ عليه الشيءverb
  1. 1.
    to be unclear to himboth

    For something to be unclear or not understood by a person.

غَبَاverb
  1. 1.
    to be unawareclassical

    To not grasp or understand something, to lack perception. This form is a shortened version of غَبِيَ.

غَبَاوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    lack of perceptionboth

    A state of not grasping or understanding things; ignorance.

  2. 2.
    ignoranceboth

    The condition of being ignorant or unaware of matters.

غَبِيّadjective
  1. 1.
    unperceptiveboth

    Having little understanding or perception; slow to grasp things.

  2. 2.
    ignorantboth

    Lacking knowledge or awareness.

  3. 3.
    heedlessclassical

    Not paying attention; unmindful.

غَبْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    inadvertenceclassical

    A state of heedlessness or oversight.

غُبْوَةnoun
  1. 1.
    inadvertenceclassical

    A state of heedlessness or oversight. This is a variant pronunciation of غَبْوَة.

غَبِيّnoun
  1. 1.
    the heedlessclassical

    One who is heedless or unmindful, derived from the concept of unawareness.

غَبَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    hiddennessboth

    The state of being hidden or concealed from view, especially from the ground.

  2. 2.
    concealmentboth

    That which is hidden or obscured.

  3. 3.
    soil coverboth

    Soil placed over something to hide it.

تَغَابَى عنهverb
  1. 1.
    to feign ignoranceboth

    To pretend to be unaware or ignorant of something.

الأَغْبَىadjective
  1. 1.
    more hiddenclassical

    Comparative form meaning 'more hidden' or 'more concealed'.

الأَغْبِيَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    the ignorantboth

    Plural of غَبِيّ, referring to people who are ignorant or unperceptive.

غَبِيَّةname
  1. 1.
    Ghabiyahclassical

    A place name, specifically 'Ghabiyah of Tharif'.

Parallel reading

غبى الشيء و غبي (عنه) ، كرضي، وكذا غبي عليه الشيء
A thing was unknown and he was unaware (of it), as in 'radhiya', and likewise a thing was unclear to him.
غباوة: لم يفطن له ولم يعرفه
Ignorance: not grasping it and not knowing it.
فهو غبي، على فعيل، قليل الفطنة
So he is unperceptive, on the pattern 'fa'eel', having little understanding.
وفي التهذيب: لم يفطن للخب ونحوه
And in Al-Tahdhib: he did not grasp deceit and the like.
غبي الشيء منه: خفي عنه فلم يعرفه
A thing was 'ghabi' from him: it was hidden from him, so he did not know it.
وفيه غبوة، بالفتح، وغبوة، بالضم مشدد الواو، وغبي، كصلي، أي غفلة
And concerning it is 'ghabwah' (with fathah), and 'ghubwah' (with dammah and a shaddah on the waw), and 'ghabi' (like 'sali'), meaning heedlessness.
قيل: ومنه الغبي بمعنى الغافل
It is said: and from it is 'al-ghabi' meaning the heedless.
والغباء كسحاب: الخفاء من الأرض وما خفي عنك
And 'al-ghabaa'' like 'sahab': the hiddenness from the ground and what is hidden from you.
تغابى عنه: تغافل
To feign ignorance of it: to pretend to be heedless.
وادخل في الناس فإنه! أغبى لك: أي أخفى
And enter among people, for indeed it is more hidden for you: meaning more concealed.
وهو ذو غباوة: تخفى عليه الأمور
And he is one possessing ignorance: matters are hidden from him.
وهم الأغبياء جمع غبي
And they are 'al-aghibyaa'', the plural of 'ghabi'.
والغباء: التراب يجعل فوق الشيء ليواريه عنك
And 'al-ghabaa'': soil that is placed over something to conceal it from you.
وغبية ذي طريف: موضع
And 'Ghabiyat Dhi Tarif': a place.