أغلب

See also: اغلب

Arabic

Root
غ ل ب (ḡ l b)
11 terms

Etymology 1.1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaɣ.lab/

Adjective

أَغْلَب • (ʔaḡlab)

1. elative degree of غَالِب (ḡālib):
   1. more (pre)dominant, most (pre)dominant.
2. (contextual) more numerous, most numerous, more, most
3. most, the majority of, more than half of, nearly all of

   Synonyms: أَكْثَر (ʔakṯar), مُعْظَم (muʕẓam)

Declension

Declension of adjective أَغْلَب (ʔaḡlab)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular unknown
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَغْلَب ʔaḡlab	الْأَغْلَب al-ʔaḡlab	? ?	? ?
Nominative	أَغْلَبُ ʔaḡlabu	الْأَغْلَبُ al-ʔaḡlabu	? ?	? ?
Accusative	أَغْلَبَ ʔaḡlaba	الْأَغْلَبَ al-ʔaḡlaba	? ?	? ?
Genitive	أَغْلَبَ ʔaḡlaba	الْأَغْلَبِ al-ʔaḡlabi	? ?	? ?
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَغْلَبَيْن ʔaḡlabayn	الْأَغْلَبَيْن al-ʔaḡlabayn	? ?	? ?
Nominative	أَغْلَبَانِ ʔaḡlabāni	الْأَغْلَبَانِ al-ʔaḡlabāni	? ?	? ?
Accusative	أَغْلَبَيْنِ ʔaḡlabayni	الْأَغْلَبَيْنِ al-ʔaḡlabayni	? ?	? ?
Genitive	أَغْلَبَيْنِ ʔaḡlabayni	الْأَغْلَبَيْنِ al-ʔaḡlabayni	? ?	? ?
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		plural unknown
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?
Nominative	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?
Accusative	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?
Genitive	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?

Etymology 1.2

Verb

أغلب (form I)

1. أَغْلِبُ (ʔaḡlibu) /ʔaɣ.li.bu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of غَلَبَ (ḡalaba, “to subdue, to overcome”) and غَلَبَ (ḡalaba, “to be likely”)
2. أُغْلَبُ (ʔuḡlabu) /ʔuɣ.la.bu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of غَلَبَ (ḡalaba, “to subdue, to overcome”)
3. أَغْلِبَ (ʔaḡliba) /ʔaɣ.li.ba/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of غَلَبَ (ḡalaba, “to subdue, to overcome”) and غَلَبَ (ḡalaba, “to be likely”)
4. أُغْلَبَ (ʔuḡlaba) /ʔuɣ.la.ba/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of غَلَبَ (ḡalaba, “to subdue, to overcome”)
5. أَغْلِبْ (ʔaḡlib) /ʔaɣ.lib/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of غَلَبَ (ḡalaba, “to subdue, to overcome”) and غَلَبَ (ḡalaba, “to be likely”)
6. أُغْلَبْ (ʔuḡlab) /ʔuɣ.lab/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of غَلَبَ (ḡalaba, “to subdue, to overcome”)

Etymology 1.3

Verb

أغلب (form II)

1. أُغَلِّبُ (ʔuḡallibu) /ʔu.ɣal.li.bu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of غَلَّبَ (ḡallaba)
2. أُغَلَّبُ (ʔuḡallabu) /ʔu.ɣal.la.bu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of غَلَّبَ (ḡallaba)
3. أُغَلِّبَ (ʔuḡalliba) /ʔu.ɣal.li.ba/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of غَلَّبَ (ḡallaba)
4. أُغَلَّبَ (ʔuḡallaba) /ʔu.ɣal.la.ba/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of غَلَّبَ (ḡallaba)
5. أُغَلِّبْ (ʔuḡallib) /ʔu.ɣal.lib/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of غَلَّبَ (ḡallaba)
6. أُغَلَّبْ (ʔuḡallab) /ʔu.ɣal.lab/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of غَلَّبَ (ḡallaba)

Etymology 2.1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaɣ.lab/

Adjective

أَغْلَب • (ʔaḡlab) (feminine غَلْبَاء (ḡalbāʔ), common plural غُلْب (ḡulb))

1. thick-necked

Declension

Declension of adjective أَغْلَب (ʔaḡlab)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَغْلَب ʔaḡlab	الْأَغْلَب al-ʔaḡlab	غَلْبَاء ḡalbāʔ	الْغَلْبَاء al-ḡalbāʔ
Nominative	أَغْلَبُ ʔaḡlabu	الْأَغْلَبُ al-ʔaḡlabu	غَلْبَاءُ ḡalbāʔu	الْغَلْبَاءُ al-ḡalbāʔu
Accusative	أَغْلَبَ ʔaḡlaba	الْأَغْلَبَ al-ʔaḡlaba	غَلْبَاءَ ḡalbāʔa	الْغَلْبَاءَ al-ḡalbāʔa
Genitive	أَغْلَبَ ʔaḡlaba	الْأَغْلَبِ al-ʔaḡlabi	غَلْبَاءَ ḡalbāʔa	الْغَلْبَاءِ al-ḡalbāʔi
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَغْلَبَيْن ʔaḡlabayn	الْأَغْلَبَيْن al-ʔaḡlabayn	غَلْبَاءَيْن ḡalbāʔayn	الْغَلْبَاءَيْن al-ḡalbāʔayn
Nominative	أَغْلَبَانِ ʔaḡlabāni	الْأَغْلَبَانِ al-ʔaḡlabāni	غَلْبَاءَانِ ḡalbāʔāni	الْغَلْبَاءَانِ al-ḡalbāʔāni
Accusative	أَغْلَبَيْنِ ʔaḡlabayni	الْأَغْلَبَيْنِ al-ʔaḡlabayni	غَلْبَاءَيْنِ ḡalbāʔayni	الْغَلْبَاءَيْنِ al-ḡalbāʔayni
Genitive	أَغْلَبَيْنِ ʔaḡlabayni	الْأَغْلَبَيْنِ al-ʔaḡlabayni	غَلْبَاءَيْنِ ḡalbāʔayni	الْغَلْبَاءَيْنِ al-ḡalbāʔayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	غُلْب ḡulb	الْغُلْب al-ḡulb	غُلْب ḡulb	الْغُلْب al-ḡulb
Nominative	غُلْبٌ ḡulbun	الْغُلْبُ al-ḡulbu	غُلْبٌ ḡulbun	الْغُلْبُ al-ḡulbu
Accusative	غُلْبًا ḡulban	الْغُلْبَ al-ḡulba	غُلْبًا ḡulban	الْغُلْبَ al-ḡulba
Genitive	غُلْبٍ ḡulbin	الْغُلْبِ al-ḡulbi	غُلْبٍ ḡulbin	الْغُلْبِ al-ḡulbi

Etymology 2.2

Verb

أغلب (form I)

1. أَغْلَبُ (ʔaḡlabu) /ʔaɣ.la.bu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of غَلِبَ (ḡaliba, “to be or become thick-necked”)
2. أَغْلَبَ (ʔaḡlaba) /ʔaɣ.la.ba/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of غَلِبَ (ḡaliba, “to be or become thick-necked”)
3. أَغْلَبْ (ʔaḡlab) /ʔaɣ.lab/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of غَلِبَ (ḡaliba, “to be or become thick-necked”)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
غ ل ب
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic أَغْلَب (ʔaḡlab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaɣ.lab/, [ˈʔaɣ.lab]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

أغلب • (ʔaḡlab) m

1. most (the majority of)
2. (by extension) the most likely scenario

   همّه الأغلب بتأخّرو، لإنّه فيه أزمة كتير بالطريق من نابلس.

   homme il-ʔaḡlab bitʔaḵḵru, laʔinno fīh ʔazme ktīr biṭ-ṭarīʔ min Nāblis.

   They will (the) most likely be late, because there's a lot on traffic on the way from Nablus.

Derived terms

• أغلبيّة (ʔaḡlabiyye, “majority”)

See also

• أكتر (ʔaktar, “more, most”)