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غَبِيّ
stupid /ɣaˈbijj/
adjectiveA1#412 most common
Also: dumb, foolish, dim-witted
Example sentences
هُوَ غَبِيّ.
He is stupid.
لا تَكُنْ غَبِيًّا.
Don't be stupid.
هَذا سُؤالٌ غَبِيّ.
This is a stupid question.
تَصَرَّفَ بِطَريقَةٍ غَبِيَّة في الاجْتِماع.
He behaved in a stupid way during the meeting.
لا أَحَدَ غَبِيٌّ بِما يَكْفي لِيُصَدِّقَ هَذِهِ الكَذِبَة.
No one is stupid enough to believe this lie.
مِنَ الغَباءِ أَنْ نَعْتَبِرَهُ غَبِيًّا لِمُجَرَّدِ أَنَّهُ يُفَكِّرُ بِشَكْلٍ مُخْتَلِف.
It is foolish to consider him stupid just because he thinks differently.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | غَبِيٌّ | أَغْبِياءُ |
| Genitive | غَبِيٍّ | أَغْبِياءَ |
| Accusative | غَبِيًّا | أَغْبِياءَ |
| Vocative | يا غَبِيُّ | يا أَغْبِياءُ |
Word family
غَبَاءstupidity
غَبِيَto be stupid, to be unaware
غَبِيَّةstupid (feminine)
أَغْبِياءstupid ones (plural)
Etymology
غَبِيّ comes from the triliteral root غ-ب-ي, which carries the sense of being dull or failing to perceive. The related verb غَبِيَ means to be unaware of something or to miss it. The abstract noun غَباء names the state of stupidity itself. The adjective follows the فَعِيل pattern, which marks a fixed quality in a person.
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