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غالِب
victor /ˈɣaː.lib/
nounA2#1269 most common
Also: winner, conqueror, the prevailing one
Example sentences
هوَ الغالِبُ.
He is the winner.
الغالِبُ يأخُذُ الجائزةَ.
The winner takes the prize.
كلُّ غالِبٍ يفرحُ بِنَصرِهِ.
Every victor rejoices in his victory.
خرجَ الفريقُ الغالِبُ يحملُ الكأسَ بينَ الجماهيرِ.
The victorious team came out carrying the cup among the crowds.
الغالِبونَ في الحربِ لا يكتبونَ دائماً الحقيقةَ.
The victors in war do not always write the truth.
يَكتُبُ التاريخَ الغالِبُ، أمّا المغلوبُ فيَضيعُ صوتُهُ.
The victor writes history, while the vanquished one's voice is lost.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | غالِبٌ | غالِبونَ |
| Genitive | غالِبٍ | غالِبينَ |
| Accusative | غالِباً | غالِبينَ |
| Vocative | يا غالِبُ | يا غالِبونَ |
Word family
غَلَبَto overcome, defeat, prevail
مَغْلوبthe defeated one, the vanquished
غَلَبةvictory, dominance
أَغْلَبِيّةmajority
تَغَلَّبَto get the better of, surmount
Etymology
غالِب is the active participle of the verb غَلَبَ, meaning to overcome or to prevail. It is built on the فاعِل pattern from the triliteral root غ-ل-ب, which carries the sense of conquest, dominance, and the upper hand. The same word is a widespread male given name across the Arabic, Persian, and Urdu worlds.
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