غلب

العربية

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غلب¹

  • /ɣa.la.ba/

Where it comes from

Morphologically from the root غ ل ب (ḡ l b).

verb غَلَبَ · ḡalaba · يَغْلِبُ · غَلَب · غَلْب · غَلَبَة

  1. to conquer, to defeat, to overcome, to surpass, to vanquish غُلِبَتِ الرُّومُ فِي أَدْنَى الْأَرْضِ وَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ غَلَبِهِم سَيَغْلِبُونَ
  2. to seize
  3. to snatch, to steal
  4. intransitive to prevail
  5. intransitive to be likely
  6. transitive to use every effort to persuade

غلب²

  • /ɣal.la.ba/

verb غَلَّبَ · ḡallaba · يُغَلِّبُ · تَغْلِيب · مُغَلِّب

  1. transitive to render victorious, to let get the upper hand, to cause to triumph

غلب³

  • /ɣalb/

noun غَلْب · ḡalb · الْغَلْب · غَلْبٌ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of غَلَبَ (ḡalaba)

غلب⁴

  • /ɣa.lab/

noun غَلَب · ḡalab · الْغَلَب · غَلَبٌ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of غَلَبَ (ḡalaba)

غلب⁵

  • /ɣa.li.ba/

Where it comes from

Compare أغْلَب (“thick-necked”).

verb غَلِبَ · ḡaliba · يَغْلَبُ · غَلَب · أَغْلَب

  1. intransitive to be or become thick-necked

غلب⁶

  • /ɣa.lab/

noun غَلَب · ḡalab · الْغَلَب · غَلَبٌ

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of غَلِبَ (ḡaliba)

In English

  • beat to win against
  • overcome to surmount, get the better of
  • defeat to overcome in battle or contest

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {غلب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%BA%D9%84%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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