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غيب

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See also: غیب, عيب, عیب, and غ ي ب

Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Root
غ ي ب (ḡ y b)
13 terms

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Noun

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غَيْب (ḡaybm (plural غُيُوب (ḡuyūb))

  1. verbal noun of غَابَ (ḡāba) (form I)
  2. that which is unseen, unperceived, unwitnessed, yet to be seen
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:3:
      اَلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُم يُنْفِقُونَ
      allaḏīna yuʔminūna bi-l-ḡaybi wa-yuqīmūna ṣ-ṣalāta wa-mimmā razaqnāhum yunfiqūna
      Those who trust in "what has yet to be seen", those who cause the keeping up of close connection [to God], and from what We have given them they cause to be dispensed.
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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غِيبَ (ḡība) (form I) /ɣiː.ba/

  1. third-person masculine singular past passive of غَابَ (ḡāba)

Hijazi Arabic

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Root
غ ي ب
4 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic غَيْب (ḡayb).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣeːb/, [ɣe̞ːb]

Noun

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غيب (ḡēbm (plural غيوب (ḡuyūb))

  1. the unknown, unseen