غبي

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Arabic

Etymology 1.1

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

Pronunciation

Verb

غَبِيَ (ḡabiya) I (non-past يَغْبَى (yaḡbā), verbal noun غَبَاء (ḡabāʔ) or غَبَاوَة (ḡabāwa))

  1. to be ignorant, to not understand
Conjugation

Etymology 1.2

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. stupid, foolish
  2. unwise
  3. ignorant
Declension

References

  • 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

Etymology

From Arabic غَبِيّ (ḡabiyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣa.bi/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

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

  1. stupid

Noun

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

  1. idiot
    Synonym: أهبل (ʔahbal)