غالب

Arabic
Root
غ ل ب (ḡ-l-b)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of غَلَبَ (ḡalaba).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣaː.lib/

Adjective

غَالِب • (ḡālib) (masculine plural غَالِبُونَ (ḡālibūna) or غَلَبَة (ḡalaba), elative أَغْلَب (ʔaḡlab))[1]

  1. triumphant, victorious
  2. predominant, preponderant

Declension
Declension of adjective غَالِب (ḡālib)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal غَالِب
ḡālib		 الْغَالِب
al-ḡālib		 غَالِبَة
ḡāliba		 الْغَالِبَة
al-ḡāliba
Nominative غَالِبٌ
ḡālibun		 الْغَالِبُ
al-ḡālibu		 غَالِبَةٌ
ḡālibatun		 الْغَالِبَةُ
al-ḡālibatu
Accusative غَالِبًا
ḡāliban		 الْغَالِبَ
al-ḡāliba		 غَالِبَةً
ḡālibatan		 الْغَالِبَةَ
al-ḡālibata
Genitive غَالِبٍ
ḡālibin		 الْغَالِبِ
al-ḡālibi		 غَالِبَةٍ
ḡālibatin		 الْغَالِبَةِ
al-ḡālibati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal غَالِبَيْن
ḡālibayn		 الْغَالِبَيْن
al-ḡālibayn		 غَالِبَتَيْن
ḡālibatayn		 الْغَالِبَتَيْن
al-ḡālibatayn
Nominative غَالِبَانِ
ḡālibāni		 الْغَالِبَانِ
al-ḡālibāni		 غَالِبَتَانِ
ḡālibatāni		 الْغَالِبَتَانِ
al-ḡālibatāni
Accusative غَالِبَيْنِ
ḡālibayni		 الْغَالِبَيْنِ
al-ḡālibayni		 غَالِبَتَيْنِ
ḡālibatayni		 الْغَالِبَتَيْنِ
al-ḡālibatayni
Genitive غَالِبَيْنِ
ḡālibayni		 الْغَالِبَيْنِ
al-ḡālibayni		 غَالِبَتَيْنِ
ḡālibatayni		 الْغَالِبَتَيْنِ
al-ḡālibatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal غَالِبِين‎; غَلَبَة
ḡālibīn‎; ḡalaba		 الْغَالِبِين‎; الْغَلَبَة
al-ḡālibīn‎; al-ḡalaba		 غَالِبَات
ḡālibāt		 الْغَالِبَات
al-ḡālibāt
Nominative غَالِبُونَ‎; غَلَبَةٌ
ḡālibūna‎; ḡalabatun		 الْغَالِبُونَ‎; الْغَلَبَةُ
al-ḡālibūna‎; al-ḡalabatu		 غَالِبَاتٌ
ḡālibātun		 الْغَالِبَاتُ
al-ḡālibātu
Accusative غَالِبِينَ‎; غَلَبَةً
ḡālibīna‎; ḡalabatan		 الْغَالِبِينَ‎; الْغَلَبَةَ
al-ḡālibīna‎; al-ḡalabata		 غَالِبَاتٍ
ḡālibātin		 الْغَالِبَاتِ
al-ḡālibāti
Genitive غَالِبِينَ‎; غَلَبَةٍ
ḡālibīna‎; ḡalabatin		 الْغَالِبِينَ‎; الْغَلَبَةِ
al-ḡālibīna‎; al-ḡalabati		 غَالِبَاتٍ
ḡālibātin		 الْغَالِبَاتِ
al-ḡālibāti

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: qalib
  • → Bengali: গালিব (galibo)
  • →⇒ Spanish: Gálvez
  • → Ottoman Turkish: غالب (galib)
    • Turkish: galip
    • Crimean Tatar: ğalip
  • → Uyghur: غالىپ (ghalip)
  • → Uzbek: gʻolib

Noun

غَالِب • (ḡālib) m (plural غَلَبَة (ḡalaba) or غَالِبُون (ḡālibūn), feminine غَالِبَة (ḡāliba))[1]

  1. victor
  2. (contextual) more numerous, most numerous, plurality, majority, more, most (+ genitive: of)

Declension
Declension of noun غَالِب (ḡālib)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal غَالِب
ḡālib		 الْغَالِب
al-ḡālib		 غَالِب
ḡālib		 غَالِبَة
ḡāliba		 الْغَالِبَة
al-ḡāliba		 غَالِبَة
ḡālibat
Nominative غَالِبٌ
ḡālibun		 الْغَالِبُ
al-ḡālibu		 غَالِبُ
ḡālibu		 غَالِبَةٌ
ḡālibatun		 الْغَالِبَةُ
al-ḡālibatu		 غَالِبَةُ
ḡālibatu
Accusative غَالِبًا
ḡāliban		 الْغَالِبَ
al-ḡāliba		 غَالِبَ
ḡāliba		 غَالِبَةً
ḡālibatan		 الْغَالِبَةَ
al-ḡālibata		 غَالِبَةَ
ḡālibata
Genitive غَالِبٍ
ḡālibin		 الْغَالِبِ
al-ḡālibi		 غَالِبِ
ḡālibi		 غَالِبَةٍ
ḡālibatin		 الْغَالِبَةِ
al-ḡālibati		 غَالِبَةِ
ḡālibati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal غَالِبَيْن
ḡālibayn		 الْغَالِبَيْن
al-ḡālibayn		 غَالِبَيْ
ḡālibay		 غَالِبَتَيْن
ḡālibatayn		 الْغَالِبَتَيْن
al-ḡālibatayn		 غَالِبَتَيْ
ḡālibatay
Nominative غَالِبَانِ
ḡālibāni		 الْغَالِبَانِ
al-ḡālibāni		 غَالِبَا
ḡālibā		 غَالِبَتَانِ
ḡālibatāni		 الْغَالِبَتَانِ
al-ḡālibatāni		 غَالِبَتَا
ḡālibatā
Accusative غَالِبَيْنِ
ḡālibayni		 الْغَالِبَيْنِ
al-ḡālibayni		 غَالِبَيْ
ḡālibay		 غَالِبَتَيْنِ
ḡālibatayni		 الْغَالِبَتَيْنِ
al-ḡālibatayni		 غَالِبَتَيْ
ḡālibatay
Genitive غَالِبَيْنِ
ḡālibayni		 الْغَالِبَيْنِ
al-ḡālibayni		 غَالِبَيْ
ḡālibay		 غَالِبَتَيْنِ
ḡālibatayni		 الْغَالِبَتَيْنِ
al-ḡālibatayni		 غَالِبَتَيْ
ḡālibatay
Plural Masculine Feminine
broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal غَلَبَة‎; غَالِبِين
ḡalaba‎; ḡālibīn		 الْغَلَبَة‎; الْغَالِبِين
al-ḡalaba‎; al-ḡālibīn		 غَلَبَة‎; غَالِبِي
ḡalabat‎; ḡālibī		 غَالِبَات
ḡālibāt		 الْغَالِبَات
al-ḡālibāt		 غَالِبَات
ḡālibāt
Nominative غَلَبَةٌ‎; غَالِبُونَ
ḡalabatun‎; ḡālibūna		 الْغَلَبَةُ‎; الْغَالِبُونَ
al-ḡalabatu‎; al-ḡālibūna		 غَلَبَةُ‎; غَالِبُو
ḡalabatu‎; ḡālibū		 غَالِبَاتٌ
ḡālibātun		 الْغَالِبَاتُ
al-ḡālibātu		 غَالِبَاتُ
ḡālibātu
Accusative غَلَبَةً‎; غَالِبِينَ
ḡalabatan‎; ḡālibīna		 الْغَلَبَةَ‎; الْغَالِبِينَ
al-ḡalabata‎; al-ḡālibīna		 غَلَبَةَ‎; غَالِبِي
ḡalabata‎; ḡālibī		 غَالِبَاتٍ
ḡālibātin		 الْغَالِبَاتِ
al-ḡālibāti		 غَالِبَاتِ
ḡālibāti
Genitive غَلَبَةٍ‎; غَالِبِينَ
ḡalabatin‎; ḡālibīna		 الْغَلَبَةِ‎; الْغَالِبِينَ
al-ḡalabati‎; al-ḡālibīna		 غَلَبَةِ‎; غَالِبِي
ḡalabati‎; ḡālibī		 غَالِبَاتٍ
ḡālibātin		 الْغَالِبَاتِ
al-ḡālibāti		 غَالِبَاتِ
ḡālibāti

References
  1. Wehr, Hans (1979) “غالب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN.

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic غَالِب (ḡālib).

Proper noun

غالب • (Galib)

  1. a male given name from Arabic

Adjective

غالب • (galib)

  1. triumphant, victorious

Noun

غالب • (galib)

  1. victor

Descendants

Further reading
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “galip”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic غَالِب (ḡālib).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɣɑː.lɪ́b]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ɣɑː.lɪ́b]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ɣɔː.líb̥]

Readings
Classical reading? ğāliḇ
Dari reading? ğālib
Iranian reading? ğâleb
Tajik reading? ġolib

Adjective
Dari غالب
Iranian Persian
Tajik ғолиб

غالب • (ğâleb)

  1. dominant, major
  2. victorious, conqueror
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