أغبى

See also: اغبي

Arabic

Etymology 1

Elative of غَبِيّ (ḡabiyy, “stupid, foolish; unwise; ignorant”), from the roots غ ب و (ḡ-b-w) and غ ب ي (ḡ-b-y).

Adjective

أَغْبَى • (ʔaḡbā)

1. elative degree of غَبِيّ (ḡabiyy):
   1. stupider, more foolish; stupidest, most foolish
   2. more unwise; most unwise
   3. more ignorant; most ignorant

Declension

Declension of adjective أَغْبَى (ʔaḡbā)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	singular invariable		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَغْبَى ʔaḡbā	الْأَغْبَى al-ʔaḡbā	غُبْيَا ḡubyā	الْغُبْيَا al-ḡubyā
Nominative	أَغْبَى ʔaḡbā	الْأَغْبَى al-ʔaḡbā	غُبْيَا ḡubyā	الْغُبْيَا al-ḡubyā
Accusative	أَغْبَى ʔaḡbā	الْأَغْبَى al-ʔaḡbā	غُبْيَا ḡubyā	الْغُبْيَا al-ḡubyā
Genitive	أَغْبَى ʔaḡbā	الْأَغْبَى al-ʔaḡbā	غُبْيَا ḡubyā	الْغُبْيَا al-ḡubyā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَغْبَيَيْن ʔaḡbayayn	الْأَغْبَيَيْن al-ʔaḡbayayn	غُبْيَيَيْن ḡubyayayn	الْغُبْيَيَيْن al-ḡubyayayn
Nominative	أَغْبَيَانِ ʔaḡbayāni	الْأَغْبَيَانِ al-ʔaḡbayāni	غُبْيَيَانِ ḡubyayāni	الْغُبْيَيَانِ al-ḡubyayāni
Accusative	أَغْبَيَيْنِ ʔaḡbayayni	الْأَغْبَيَيْنِ al-ʔaḡbayayni	غُبْيَيَيْنِ ḡubyayayni	الْغُبْيَيَيْنِ al-ḡubyayayni
Genitive	أَغْبَيَيْنِ ʔaḡbayayni	الْأَغْبَيَيْنِ al-ʔaḡbayayni	غُبْيَيَيْنِ ḡubyayayni	الْغُبْيَيَيْنِ al-ḡubyayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound plural in ـَوْنَ (-awna)		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَغْبَيْن ʔaḡbayn	الْأَغْبَيْن al-ʔaḡbayn	غُبْيَيَات ḡubyayāt	الْغُبْيَيَات al-ḡubyayāt
Nominative	أَغْبَوْنَ ʔaḡbawna	الْأَغْبَوْنَ al-ʔaḡbawna	غُبْيَيَاتٌ ḡubyayātun	الْغُبْيَيَاتُ al-ḡubyayātu
Accusative	أَغْبَيْنَ ʔaḡbayna	الْأَغْبَيْنَ al-ʔaḡbayna	غُبْيَيَاتٍ ḡubyayātin	الْغُبْيَيَاتِ al-ḡubyayāti
Genitive	أَغْبَيْنَ ʔaḡbayna	الْأَغْبَيْنَ al-ʔaḡbayna	غُبْيَيَاتٍ ḡubyayātin	الْغُبْيَيَاتِ al-ḡubyayāti

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

أغبى (form I)

1. أَغْبَى (ʔaḡbā) /ʔaɣ.baː/: first-person singular non-past active indicative/subjunctive of غَبِيَ (ḡabiya)
2. أُغْبَى (ʔuḡbā) /ʔuɣ.baː/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative/subjunctive of غَبِيَ (ḡabiya)