Hijazi Arabic edit

Root
غ ل ب
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic غَلْبَان (ḡalbān).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

غلبان (ḡalbān) (feminine غلبانة (ḡalbāna), common plural غلبانين (ḡalbānīn) or غلابة (ḡalāba))

  1. poor
    Synonym: مَسْكين (maskīn)
  2. defeated

Usage notes edit

The common plural adjective is used with both feminine and masculine plural nouns, while the feminine plural adjective is rarely used and only used with feminine nouns.