Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From the roots غ ب و (ḡ-b-w) and غ ب ي (ḡ-b-y).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

غَبِيَ (ḡabiya) I, non-past يَغْبَى‎ (yaḡbā)

  1. to be ignorant, to not understand

Conjugation edit

Adjective edit

غَبِيّ (ḡabiyy) (feminine غَبِيَّة (ḡabiyya), masculine plural أَغْبِيَاء (ʔaḡbiyāʔ), elative أَغْبَى (ʔaḡbā))

  1. stupid, foolish
  2. unwise
  3. ignorant

Declension edit

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “غبو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

South Levantine Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic غَبِيّ (ḡabiyy).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɣa.bi/, [ˈɣa.bi]
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Adjective edit

غبي (ḡabi) (feminine غبيّة (ḡabiyye), common plural أغبيا (ʔaḡbiya), elative أغبى (ʔaḡba))

  1. stupid

Noun edit

غبي (ḡabim (plural أغبيا (ʔaḡbiya), feminine غبيّة (ḡabiyye))

  1. idiot
    Synonym: أهبل (ʔahbal)