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غُبار
dust /ˈɣu.baːr/
nounB1#2983 most common
Also: cloud of dust, haze
Example sentences
هُنَاكَ غُبَارٌ كَثِيرٌ عَلَى الطَّاوِلَةِ.
There is a lot of dust on the table.
أَغْلِقِ النَّافِذَةَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ الغُبَارُ.
Close the window before the dust comes in.
أَثَارَتِ السَّيَّارَاتُ غُبَارًا كَثِيفًا فِي الطَّرِيقِ.
The cars stirred up thick dust on the road.
بَعْدَ الْعَاصِفَةِ، غَطَّى الغُبَارُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فِي المَدِينَةِ.
After the storm, dust covered everything in the city.
قَرَارُهُ كَانَ صَائِبًا وَلَا غُبَارَ عَلَيْهِ.
His decision was correct and beyond reproach.
انْقَشَعَ الغُبَارُ عَنِ الحَقِيقَةِ بَعْدَ سَنَوَاتٍ مِنَ الجَدَلِ.
The dust cleared from the truth after years of controversy.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | غُبَارٌ | أَغْبِرَةٌ |
| Genitive | غُبَارٍ | أَغْبِرَةٍ |
| Accusative | غُبَارًا | أَغْبِرَةً |
| Vocative | يَا غُبَارُ | يَا أَغْبِرَةُ |
Word family
غَبَرَto become dusty, to be covered in dust
أَغْبَرdust-colored, ashen gray
غُبْرَةdust color, grayness
مُغَبَّرdusty, coated in dust
تَغَبَّرَto get dusty over time
Etymology
غُبار comes from the Arabic root غ-ب-ر (gh-b-r), which relates to dust, grime, and dull grayish color. The noun follows the فُعال pattern, common for mass nouns describing a diffuse substance or state. The same root gives rise to words for dust-colored things and the act of becoming covered in dust.
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