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غَالِب

victor

Noun · masculineRoot غ-ل-ب

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Also written غالب: غَالِب (triumphant)

Highlights

Plural
غَلَبَة
Other plural
غَالِبُون
Feminine
غَالِبَة

Most common words from the same root

Verb · Form I
to conquer
Adjective
triumphant
Adjective
more numerous
Verb · Form V
تَغَلَّبَ
to overpower
Adjective
أَغْلَب
thick-necked
Noun
أَغْلَبِيَّة
majority

غَالِب in English

Noun · masculine

  1. victor
  2. more numerous, most numerous, plurality, majority, more, most (+ genitive: of)

Word origin

Derived from the active participle of غَلَبَ (ḡalaba).

Words from the root غ-ل-ب

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غَلَبَ · present يَغْلِبُ

to conquer, to defeat, to overcome, to surpass, to vanquish; to seize; to snatch, to steal

غَلَب
Verbal noun
غَلَب
Verbal noun
غَلْب
Verbal noun
غَلَبَة
Verbal noun
triumph
مَغْلَب
Verbal noun
مَغْلَبَة
Verbal noun
غَلَابِيَة
Verbal noun
غُلُبَّى
Verbal noun
غِلِبَّى
Verbal noun
غُلُبَّة
Verbal noun
غَلُبَّة
Verbal noun
Active participle · Adjective
triumphant
Active participle
victor
مَغْلُوب
Passive participle · Adjective
defeated
غَلَّاب
Derived noun · Adjective
triumphant
غَلِبَ · present يَغْلَبُ

to be or become thick-necked

غَلَب
Verbal noun
Active participle · Adjective
more numerous
أَغْلَب
Active participle · Adjective
thick-necked
غَلَّبَ · present يُغَلِّبُ

to render victorious, to let get the upper hand, to cause to triumph

تَغْلِيب
Verbal noun
مُغَلِّب
Active participle
مُغَلَّب
Passive participle
غَالَبَ · present يُغَالِبُ

to surmount, overcome, seek victory over

غِلَاب
Verbal noun
مُغَالَبَة
Verbal noun
مُغَالِب
Active participle
مُغَالَب
Passive participle
تَغَلَّبَ · present يَتَغَلَّبُ

to overpower, to defeat, to triumph

تَغَلُّب
Verbal noun
مُتَغَلِّب
Active participle · Adjective
overcomer
مُتَغَلَّب
Passive participle
اِغْلَوْلَبَ · present يَغْلَوْلِبُ
Form XII

to become tangled, luxuriant, abundant, and dense, to attain full vigour and become convoluted

اِغْلِيلَاب
Verbal noun
مُغْلَوْلِب
Active participle
أَغْلَبِيَّة
Noun · f.
majority
غَالِبِيَّة
Noun · f.
majority
مَغْلُوبِيَّة
Noun · f.
defeat

غَالِب: plural and other forms

Singularغَالِب
Pluralغَلَبَة
Alternative pluralsغَالِبُون
Feminineغَالِبَة

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