Arabic edit

Root
غ ص ب (ḡ-ṣ-b)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

غَصَبَ (ḡaṣaba) I, non-past يَغْصِبُ‎ (yaḡṣibu)

  1. to take by force, to rape, to rob
  2. to force, to coerce, to wring
    Synonyms: أَجْبَرَ (ʔajbara), أَكْرَهَ (ʔakraha), أَرْغَمَ (ʔarḡama)
  3. to force sexual intercourse, to rape, to violate
    Synonyms: اِغْتَصَبَ (iḡtaṣaba), اِسْتَكْرَهَ (istakraha)

Conjugation edit

Noun edit

غَصْب (ḡaṣbm

  1. verbal noun of غَصَبَ (ḡaṣaba) (form I)

Declension edit

See also edit

Pashto edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic غَصْب (ḡaṣb).

Noun edit

غصب (ǧasabm

  1. seizure; appropriation

Declension edit

References edit

  • Raverty, H. G. (1867) “غصب”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate
  • غصب”, in Pashto Dictionary, Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.
  • Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009) “غصب”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press, page 518

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
غ ص ب
2 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic غَصَبَ (ḡaṣaba).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɣa.sˤab/, [ˈɣɑ.sˤɑb]
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Verb edit

غصب (ḡaṣab) I (present بغصب (byoḡṣob))

  1. to force, to compel, to make (someone do something)
    Synonym: جبر (jabar)

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of غصب (ḡaṣab)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m غصبت (ḡaṣabt) غصبت (ḡaṣabt) غصب (ḡaṣab) غصبنا (ḡaṣabna) غصبتو (ḡaṣabtu) غصبو (ḡaṣabu)
f غصبتي (ḡaṣabti) غصبت (ḡaṣbat)
present m بغصب (baḡṣob) بتغصب (btoḡṣob) بغصب (boḡṣob) منغصب (mnoḡṣob) بتغصبو (btoḡṣobu) بغصبو (boḡṣobu)
f بتغصبي (btoḡṣobi) بتغصب (btoḡṣob)
subjunctive m أغصب (ʔaḡṣob) تغصب (toḡṣob) يغصب (yoḡṣob) نغصب (noḡṣob) تغصبو (toḡṣobu) يغصبو (yoḡṣobu)
f تغصبي (toḡṣobi) تغصب (toḡṣob)
imperative m اغصب (oḡṣob) اغصبو (oḡṣobu)
f اغصبي (oḡṣobi)