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تَغَلُّب
overcoming (a rival, difficulty, or obstacle) /taɣalˈlub/
nounB2#3453 most common
Also: triumphing over, getting the better of, usurpation of power
Example sentences
تَغَلُّبٌ عَلَى الخَوْفِ أَمْرٌ مُهِمٌّ.
Overcoming fear is important.
نَجَحَ الفَرِيقُ فِي تَغَلُّبِهِ عَلَى الفَرِيقِ الآخَرِ.
The team succeeded in overcoming the other team.
يُحَاوِلُ الطُّلَّابُ التَّغَلُّبَ عَلَى صُعُوبَاتِ اللُّغَةِ العَرَبِيَّةِ.
The students are trying to overcome the difficulties of the Arabic language.
تَتَطَلَّبُ عَمَلِيَّةُ التَّغَلُّبِ عَلَى الإِدْمَانِ صَبْرًا وَدَعْمًا نَفْسِيًّا.
The process of overcoming addiction requires patience and psychological support.
عَجَزَتِ الحُكُومَةُ عَنِ التَّغَلُّبِ عَلَى الأَزْمَةِ الِاقْتِصَادِيَّةِ رَغْمَ الإِصْلَاحَاتِ المُتَكَرِّرَةِ.
The government failed to overcome the economic crisis despite repeated reforms.
يَكْمُنُ سِرُّ نَجَاحِهِ فِي قُدْرَتِهِ عَلَى التَّغَلُّبِ عَلَى العَقَبَاتِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تَبْدُو مُسْتَحِيلَةَ التَّجَاوُزِ.
The secret of his success lies in his ability to overcome obstacles that seemed impossible to surmount.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | تَغَلُّبٌ | تَغَلُّبَاتٌ |
| Genitive | تَغَلُّبٍ | تَغَلُّبَاتٍ |
| Accusative | تَغَلُّبًا | تَغَلُّبَاتٍ |
| Vocative | تَغَلُّبُ | تَغَلُّبَاتُ |
Word family
تَغَلَّبَto overcome, prevail over
غَلَبَto defeat, conquer, overpower
غَالِبpredominant, prevailing, a victor
مُتَغَلِّبusurper, one who seizes power by force
غَلَبَةvictory, defeat of someone
Etymology
تَغَلُّب is the verbal noun of the Form V verb تَغَلَّبَ, meaning to work at overcoming something, built on the base verb غَلَبَ, meaning to defeat or conquer. The root غ-ل-ب is native Semitic vocabulary tied to strength and victory, so it has no Indo-European ancestor. In classical Islamic political writing, تَغَلُّب took on a specific sense: a ruler seizing power by force rather than through consultation or lawful succession, a technical use historians still cite today.
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