مغيب

Arabic

Root
غ ي ب (ḡ-y-b)

Etymology 1

Derived from the passive participle of غَيَّبَ (ḡayyaba, “to hide, conceal”).

Pronunciation

• Adjective: IPA^(key): /mu.ɣaj.jab/

Adjective

مُغَيَّب • (muḡayyab) (feminine مُغَيَّبَة (muḡayyaba), masculine plural مُغَيَّبُونَ (muḡayyabūna), feminine plural مُغَيَّبَات (muḡayyabāt))

1. hidden; concealed; invisible
2. (in the plural) hidden, transcendental things; divine secrets
3. (person) duped

Declension

Declension of adjective مُغَيَّب (muḡayyab)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُغَيَّب muḡayyab	الْمُغَيَّب al-muḡayyab	مُغَيَّبَة muḡayyaba	الْمُغَيَّبَة al-muḡayyaba
Nominative	مُغَيَّبٌ muḡayyabun	الْمُغَيَّبُ al-muḡayyabu	مُغَيَّبَةٌ muḡayyabatun	الْمُغَيَّبَةُ al-muḡayyabatu
Accusative	مُغَيَّبًا muḡayyaban	الْمُغَيَّبَ al-muḡayyaba	مُغَيَّبَةً muḡayyabatan	الْمُغَيَّبَةَ al-muḡayyabata
Genitive	مُغَيَّبٍ muḡayyabin	الْمُغَيَّبِ al-muḡayyabi	مُغَيَّبَةٍ muḡayyabatin	الْمُغَيَّبَةِ al-muḡayyabati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُغَيَّبَيْن muḡayyabayn	الْمُغَيَّبَيْن al-muḡayyabayn	مُغَيَّبَتَيْن muḡayyabatayn	الْمُغَيَّبَتَيْن al-muḡayyabatayn
Nominative	مُغَيَّبَانِ muḡayyabāni	الْمُغَيَّبَانِ al-muḡayyabāni	مُغَيَّبَتَانِ muḡayyabatāni	الْمُغَيَّبَتَانِ al-muḡayyabatāni
Accusative	مُغَيَّبَيْنِ muḡayyabayni	الْمُغَيَّبَيْنِ al-muḡayyabayni	مُغَيَّبَتَيْنِ muḡayyabatayni	الْمُغَيَّبَتَيْنِ al-muḡayyabatayni
Genitive	مُغَيَّبَيْنِ muḡayyabayni	الْمُغَيَّبَيْنِ al-muḡayyabayni	مُغَيَّبَتَيْنِ muḡayyabatayni	الْمُغَيَّبَتَيْنِ al-muḡayyabatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُغَيَّبِين muḡayyabīn	الْمُغَيَّبِين al-muḡayyabīn	مُغَيَّبَات muḡayyabāt	الْمُغَيَّبَات al-muḡayyabāt
Nominative	مُغَيَّبُونَ muḡayyabūna	الْمُغَيَّبُونَ al-muḡayyabūna	مُغَيَّبَاتٌ muḡayyabātun	الْمُغَيَّبَاتُ al-muḡayyabātu
Accusative	مُغَيَّبِينَ muḡayyabīna	الْمُغَيَّبِينَ al-muḡayyabīna	مُغَيَّبَاتٍ muḡayyabātin	الْمُغَيَّبَاتِ al-muḡayyabāti
Genitive	مُغَيَّبِينَ muḡayyabīna	الْمُغَيَّبِينَ al-muḡayyabīna	مُغَيَّبَاتٍ muḡayyabātin	الْمُغَيَّبَاتِ al-muḡayyabāti

Etymology 2

Noun of place from the verb غَيَّبَ (ḡayyaba, “to conceal”).

Pronunciation

• Noun: IPA^(key): /ma.ɣiːb/

Noun

مَغِيب • (maḡīb) m

1. verbal noun of غَابَ (ḡāba) (form I)
2. sundown, sunset

Declension

Declension of noun مَغِيب (maḡīb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَغِيب maḡīb	الْمَغِيب al-maḡīb	مَغِيب maḡīb
Nominative	مَغِيبٌ maḡībun	الْمَغِيبُ al-maḡību	مَغِيبُ maḡību
Accusative	مَغِيبًا maḡīban	الْمَغِيبَ al-maḡība	مَغِيبَ maḡība
Genitive	مَغِيبٍ maḡībin	الْمَغِيبِ al-maḡībi	مَغِيبِ maḡībi

Further reading

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “مغيب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 807
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “مغيب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 806