غالب

Arabic

Etymology

Morphologically from the root غ ل ب‎ (ḡ-l-b).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣaː.lib/

Adjective

غَالِب • (ḡālib) (elative أَغْلَب‎ (ʾaḡlab)) [1]

active participle of غَلَبَ‎ (ḡalaba).

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
Dual	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
	plural unknown		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	غَالِبَات‎ ḡālibāt	الْغَالِبَات‎ al-ḡālibāt
Nominative	? ?	? ?	غَالِبَاتٌ‎ ḡālibātun	الْغَالِبَاتُ‎ al-ḡālibātu
Accusative	? ?	? ?	غَالِبَاتٍ‎ ḡālibātin	الْغَالِبَاتِ‎ al-ḡālibāti
Genitive	? ?	? ?	غَالِبَاتٍ‎ ḡālibātin	الْغَالِبَاتِ‎ al-ḡālibāti

Noun

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

victor
(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
Dual	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

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

Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic غَالِب‎ (ḡālib).

Adjective

غالب • (transliteration needed)

(pre)dominant

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