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غَلَب
to defeat, to overcome /ˈɣa.la.ba/
verbB1#2163 most common
Also: to conquer, to vanquish, to prevail over, to overpower
Example sentences
غَلَبَ فَرِيقُنا.
Our team won.
غَلَبَ أَخي في اللُّعْبَة.
My brother won the game.
غَلَبَ الجَيْشُ عَدُوَّهُ.
The army defeated its enemy.
غَلَبَهُ النُّعاسُ فَنامَ.
Drowsiness overcame him, so he slept.
غَلَبَ الخَوْفُ عَلى قَلْبِها حَتّى عَجَزَتْ عَنِ الكَلام.
Fear overcame her heart until she could not speak.
لَمّا اشْتَدَّ الجِدالُ، غَلَبَ صَوْتُ العَقْلِ صَوْتَ الغَضَبِ في النِّهاية.
When the argument grew fierce, the voice of reason finally overcame the voice of anger.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أَغْلِبُ | غَلَبْتُ | سَأَغْلِبُ |
| 2sg | تَغْلِبُ | غَلَبْتَ | سَتَغْلِبُ |
| 3sg | يَغْلِبُ | غَلَبَ | سَيَغْلِبُ |
| 1pl | نَغْلِبُ | غَلَبْنا | سَنَغْلِبُ |
| 2pl | تَغْلِبونَ | غَلَبْتُم | سَتَغْلِبونَ |
| 3pl | يَغْلِبونَ | غَلَبوا | سَيَغْلِبونَ |
Word family
غالِبvictorious, predominant
غَلَبَةvictory, dominance
مَغْلوبdefeated, overcome
تَغَلُّبovercoming, prevailing
أَغْلَبِيَّةmajority
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic triliteral root gh-l-b, which carries the sense of overpowering and prevailing. The root is well attested across Arabic in words for victory and dominance. It shares the notion of superior force found in related Semitic forms.
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