غالب

Arabic

Root
غ ل ب (ḡ l b)
12 terms

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. 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. 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

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

• Turkish: galip

Further reading

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

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَالِب (ḡālib).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɣɑː.ˈliβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣɑː.lɪ́b]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qɒː.léb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʁɔ.líb]

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
   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume II, verse 1418:

     حکم آن خور است کان غالبتر است
     چون که زر بیش از مس آید آن زر است‏

     hakm ān xūr ast k-ān ğalib-tar ast
     čōn ki zar bēš as mis āyad ān zar ast

     To the disposition that is preponderant belongs the decision (as to what you are):
     when the gold is more than the copper, it (the mixture) is gold.

2. victorious, conqueror