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غَبِيّ

stupid

AdjectiveRoot غ-ب-ي

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Feminine
غَبِيَّة
Masculine plural
أَغْبِيَاء
Elative
أَغْبَى
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Most common words from the same root

Noun
stupidity

غَبِيّ in English

Adjective

  1. stupid, foolish
  2. unwise
  3. ignorant

Words from the root غ-ب-ي

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تَغَابَى · present يَتَغَابَى
Form VI · Mutual action

to feign ignorance, pretend to be stupid; to be unaware of

تَغَابٍ
Verbal noun
مُتَغَابٍ
Active participle
مُتَغَابًى
Passive participle
اِسْتَغْبَى · present يَسْتَغْبِي

to treat like fool, to seek to fool; to consider as dumb, stupid, foolish, dull, idiotic

اِسْتِغْبَاء
Verbal noun
مُسْتَغْبٍ
Active participle
مُسْتَغْبًى
Passive participle
Adjective
stupid
Noun · m.
stupidity
غَبَاوَة
Noun · f.
stupidity

غَبِيّ: plural and other forms

Singularغَبِيّ
Feminineغَبِيَّة
Masculine pluralأَغْبِيَاء
Elative (more / most)أَغْبَى

غَبِيّ in a sentence

From a fully vowelled text

يَا أَغْبِيَاءُ، أَلَيْسَ الَّذِي صَنَعَ الْخَارِجَ صَنَعَ الدَّاخِلَ أَيْضًا؟Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?Luke 11:40, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
مِنْ أَجْلِ ذلِكَ لاَ تَكُونُوا أَغْبِيَاءَ بَلْ فَاهِمِينَ مَا هِيَ مَشِيئَةُ الرَّبِّ.Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.Ephesians 5:17, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
أَهكَذَا أَنْتُمْ أَغْبِيَاءُ! أَبَعْدَمَا ابْتَدَأْتُمْ بِالرُّوحِ تُكَمَّلُونَ الآنَ بِالْجَسَدِ؟Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?Galatians 3:3, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV

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