غبن

Arabic

Etymology 1

Form-I verb of the root غ ب ن (ḡ-b-n).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣa.ba.na/

Verb

غَبَنَ • (ḡabana) I (non-past يَغْبِنُ (yaḡbinu), verbal noun غَبْن (ḡabn))

1. to cheat, to swindle, to scam
2. to tailor

Conjugation

    Conjugation of غَبَنَ (I, sound, a ~ i, full passive (?), verbal noun غَبْن)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						غَبْن ḡabn
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						غَابِن ḡābin
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَغْبُون maḡbūn
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	غَبَنْتُ ḡabantu	غَبَنْتَ ḡabanta	غَبَنَ ḡabana		غَبَنْتُمَا ḡabantumā	غَبَنَا ḡabanā		غَبَنَّا ḡabannā	غَبَنْتُمْ ḡabantum	غَبَنُوا ḡabanū
	f		غَبَنْتِ ḡabanti	غَبَنَتْ ḡabanat			غَبَنَتَا ḡabanatā			غَبَنْتُنَّ ḡabantunna	غَبَنَّ ḡabanna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَغْبِنُ ʔaḡbinu	تَغْبِنُ taḡbinu	يَغْبِنُ yaḡbinu		تَغْبِنَانِ taḡbināni	يَغْبِنَانِ yaḡbināni		نَغْبِنُ naḡbinu	تَغْبِنُونَ taḡbinūna	يَغْبِنُونَ yaḡbinūna
	f		تَغْبِنِينَ taḡbinīna	تَغْبِنُ taḡbinu			تَغْبِنَانِ taḡbināni			تَغْبِنَّ taḡbinna	يَغْبِنَّ yaḡbinna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَغْبِنَ ʔaḡbina	تَغْبِنَ taḡbina	يَغْبِنَ yaḡbina		تَغْبِنَا taḡbinā	يَغْبِنَا yaḡbinā		نَغْبِنَ naḡbina	تَغْبِنُوا taḡbinū	يَغْبِنُوا yaḡbinū
	f		تَغْبِنِي taḡbinī	تَغْبِنَ taḡbina			تَغْبِنَا taḡbinā			تَغْبِنَّ taḡbinna	يَغْبِنَّ yaḡbinna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَغْبِنْ ʔaḡbin	تَغْبِنْ taḡbin	يَغْبِنْ yaḡbin		تَغْبِنَا taḡbinā	يَغْبِنَا yaḡbinā		نَغْبِنْ naḡbin	تَغْبِنُوا taḡbinū	يَغْبِنُوا yaḡbinū
	f		تَغْبِنِي taḡbinī	تَغْبِنْ taḡbin			تَغْبِنَا taḡbinā			تَغْبِنَّ taḡbinna	يَغْبِنَّ yaḡbinna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِغْبِنْ iḡbin			اِغْبِنَا iḡbinā				اِغْبِنُوا iḡbinū
	f		اِغْبِنِي iḡbinī							اِغْبِنَّ iḡbinna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	غُبِنْتُ ḡubintu	غُبِنْتَ ḡubinta	غُبِنَ ḡubina		غُبِنْتُمَا ḡubintumā	غُبِنَا ḡubinā		غُبِنَّا ḡubinnā	غُبِنْتُمْ ḡubintum	غُبِنُوا ḡubinū
	f		غُبِنْتِ ḡubinti	غُبِنَتْ ḡubinat			غُبِنَتَا ḡubinatā			غُبِنْتُنَّ ḡubintunna	غُبِنَّ ḡubinna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُغْبَنُ ʔuḡbanu	تُغْبَنُ tuḡbanu	يُغْبَنُ yuḡbanu		تُغْبَنَانِ tuḡbanāni	يُغْبَنَانِ yuḡbanāni		نُغْبَنُ nuḡbanu	تُغْبَنُونَ tuḡbanūna	يُغْبَنُونَ yuḡbanūna
	f		تُغْبَنِينَ tuḡbanīna	تُغْبَنُ tuḡbanu			تُغْبَنَانِ tuḡbanāni			تُغْبَنَّ tuḡbanna	يُغْبَنَّ yuḡbanna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُغْبَنَ ʔuḡbana	تُغْبَنَ tuḡbana	يُغْبَنَ yuḡbana		تُغْبَنَا tuḡbanā	يُغْبَنَا yuḡbanā		نُغْبَنَ nuḡbana	تُغْبَنُوا tuḡbanū	يُغْبَنُوا yuḡbanū
	f		تُغْبَنِي tuḡbanī	تُغْبَنَ tuḡbana			تُغْبَنَا tuḡbanā			تُغْبَنَّ tuḡbanna	يُغْبَنَّ yuḡbanna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُغْبَنْ ʔuḡban	تُغْبَنْ tuḡban	يُغْبَنْ yuḡban		تُغْبَنَا tuḡbanā	يُغْبَنَا yuḡbanā		نُغْبَنْ nuḡban	تُغْبَنُوا tuḡbanū	يُغْبَنُوا yuḡbanū
	f		تُغْبَنِي tuḡbanī	تُغْبَنْ tuḡban			تُغْبَنَا tuḡbanā			تُغْبَنَّ tuḡbanna	يُغْبَنَّ yuḡbanna

Etymology 2

Verbal noun of Etymology 1.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣabn/
• IPA^(key): /ɣubn/

Noun

غَبْن or غُبْن • (ḡabn or ḡubn) m (plural غُبُون (ḡubūn))

1. fraud, deceit

Declension

Declension of noun غَبْن (ḡabn)‎; غُبْن (ḡubn)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَبْن‎; غُبْن ḡabn‎; ḡubn	الْغَبْن‎; الْغُبْن al-ḡabn‎; al-ḡubn	غَبْن‎; غُبْن ḡabn‎; ḡubn
Nominative	غَبْنٌ‎; غُبْنٌ ḡabnun‎; ḡubnun	الْغَبْنُ‎; الْغُبْنُ al-ḡabnu‎; al-ḡubnu	غَبْنُ‎; غُبْنُ ḡabnu‎; ḡubnu
Accusative	غَبْنًا‎; غُبْنًا ḡabnan‎; ḡubnan	الْغَبْنَ‎; الْغُبْنَ al-ḡabna‎; al-ḡubna	غَبْنَ‎; غُبْنَ ḡabna‎; ḡubna
Genitive	غَبْنٍ‎; غُبْنٍ ḡabnin‎; ḡubnin	الْغَبْنِ‎; الْغُبْنِ al-ḡabni‎; al-ḡubni	غَبْنِ‎; غُبْنِ ḡabni‎; ḡubni
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَبْنَيْن‎; غُبْنَيْن ḡabnayn‎; ḡubnayn	الْغَبْنَيْن‎; الْغُبْنَيْن al-ḡabnayn‎; al-ḡubnayn	غَبْنَيْ‎; غُبْنَيْ ḡabnay‎; ḡubnay
Nominative	غَبْنَانِ‎; غُبْنَانِ ḡabnāni‎; ḡubnāni	الْغَبْنَانِ‎; الْغُبْنَانِ al-ḡabnāni‎; al-ḡubnāni	غَبْنَا‎; غُبْنَا ḡabnā‎; ḡubnā
Accusative	غَبْنَيْنِ‎; غُبْنَيْنِ ḡabnayni‎; ḡubnayni	الْغَبْنَيْنِ‎; الْغُبْنَيْنِ al-ḡabnayni‎; al-ḡubnayni	غَبْنَيْ‎; غُبْنَيْ ḡabnay‎; ḡubnay
Genitive	غَبْنَيْنِ‎; غُبْنَيْنِ ḡabnayni‎; ḡubnayni	الْغَبْنَيْنِ‎; الْغُبْنَيْنِ al-ḡabnayni‎; al-ḡubnayni	غَبْنَيْ‎; غُبْنَيْ ḡabnay‎; ḡubnay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غُبُون ḡubūn	الْغُبُون al-ḡubūn	غُبُون ḡubūn
Nominative	غُبُونٌ ḡubūnun	الْغُبُونُ al-ḡubūnu	غُبُونُ ḡubūnu
Accusative	غُبُونًا ḡubūnan	الْغُبُونَ al-ḡubūna	غُبُونَ ḡubūna
Genitive	غُبُونٍ ḡubūnin	الْغُبُونِ al-ḡubūni	غُبُونِ ḡubūni

Descendants

• → Persian: غبن (ğabn)
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: ग़बन (ġaban)

    Urdu: غبن (ġabn)

Etymology 3

Verb

غِبْنَ • (ḡibna) (form I) /ɣib.na/

1. inflection of غَابَ (ḡāba):
   1. third-person feminine plural past active/passive
   2. second-person feminine plural imperative

References

• Freytag, Georg (1835) “غبن”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 257
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “غبن”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 779

Chadian Arabic

Root
غ ب ن
1 term

Alternative forms

• خبن

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Audio (N'Djamena):

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Verb

غبن • (ḵabban) (non-past يغنب (yiḵabbin))

1. to get mad

References

• Heath, Judith, Mahadi, Mahamat Zene (2021) Lexique Arabe Tchadien-Français‎^[2] (in French), 11th edition, N'Djamena, Chad: SIL Chad, page 78