غائب

See also: غایب

Arabic

Root
غ ي ب (ḡ-y-b)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb غَابَ (ḡāba, “to be absent, hidden”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣaː.ʔib/
• Rhymes: -ib

Adjective

غَائِب • (ḡāʔib) (common plural غُيَّب (ḡuyyab), masculine plural غَائِبُون (ḡāʔibūn) or غُيَّاب (ḡuyyāb), feminine plural غَائِبَات (ḡāʔibāt))

1. hidden
2. vanished
3. concealed
4. absent
5. invisible

Declension

Declension of adjective غَائِب (ḡāʔib)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	غَائِب ḡāʔib	الْغَائِب al-ḡāʔib	غَائِبَة ḡāʔiba	الْغَائِبَة al-ḡāʔiba
Nominative	غَائِبٌ ḡāʔibun	الْغَائِبُ al-ḡāʔibu	غَائِبَةٌ ḡāʔibatun	الْغَائِبَةُ al-ḡāʔibatu
Accusative	غَائِبًا ḡāʔiban	الْغَائِبَ al-ḡāʔiba	غَائِبَةً ḡāʔibatan	الْغَائِبَةَ al-ḡāʔibata
Genitive	غَائِبٍ ḡāʔibin	الْغَائِبِ al-ḡāʔibi	غَائِبَةٍ ḡāʔibatin	الْغَائِبَةِ al-ḡāʔibati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	غَائِبَيْن ḡāʔibayn	الْغَائِبَيْن al-ḡāʔibayn	غَائِبَتَيْن ḡāʔibatayn	الْغَائِبَتَيْن al-ḡāʔibatayn
Nominative	غَائِبَانِ ḡāʔibāni	الْغَائِبَانِ al-ḡāʔibāni	غَائِبَتَانِ ḡāʔibatāni	الْغَائِبَتَانِ al-ḡāʔibatāni
Accusative	غَائِبَيْنِ ḡāʔibayni	الْغَائِبَيْنِ al-ḡāʔibayni	غَائِبَتَيْنِ ḡāʔibatayni	الْغَائِبَتَيْنِ al-ḡāʔibatayni
Genitive	غَائِبَيْنِ ḡāʔibayni	الْغَائِبَيْنِ al-ḡāʔibayni	غَائِبَتَيْنِ ḡāʔibatayni	الْغَائِبَتَيْنِ al-ḡāʔibatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote		sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	غَائِبِين‎; غُيَّاب‎; غُيَّب ḡāʔibīn‎; ḡuyyāb‎; ḡuyyab	الْغَائِبِين‎; الْغُيَّاب‎; الْغُيَّب al-ḡāʔibīn‎; al-ḡuyyāb‎; al-ḡuyyab	غَائِبَات‎; غُيَّب ḡāʔibāt‎; ḡuyyab	الْغَائِبَات‎; الْغُيَّب al-ḡāʔibāt‎; al-ḡuyyab
Nominative	غَائِبُونَ‎; غُيَّابٌ‎; غُيَّبٌ ḡāʔibūna‎; ḡuyyābun‎; ḡuyyabun	الْغَائِبُونَ‎; الْغُيَّابُ‎; الْغُيَّبُ al-ḡāʔibūna‎; al-ḡuyyābu‎; al-ḡuyyabu	غَائِبَاتٌ‎; غُيَّبٌ ḡāʔibātun‎; ḡuyyabun	الْغَائِبَاتُ‎; الْغُيَّبُ al-ḡāʔibātu‎; al-ḡuyyabu
Accusative	غَائِبِينَ‎; غُيَّابًا‎; غُيَّبًا ḡāʔibīna‎; ḡuyyāban‎; ḡuyyaban	الْغَائِبِينَ‎; الْغُيَّابَ‎; الْغُيَّبَ al-ḡāʔibīna‎; al-ḡuyyāba‎; al-ḡuyyaba	غَائِبَاتٍ‎; غُيَّبًا ḡāʔibātin‎; ḡuyyaban	الْغَائِبَاتِ‎; الْغُيَّبَ al-ḡāʔibāti‎; al-ḡuyyaba
Genitive	غَائِبِينَ‎; غُيَّابٍ‎; غُيَّبٍ ḡāʔibīna‎; ḡuyyābin‎; ḡuyyabin	الْغَائِبِينَ‎; الْغُيَّابِ‎; الْغُيَّبِ al-ḡāʔibīna‎; al-ḡuyyābi‎; al-ḡuyyabi	غَائِبَاتٍ‎; غُيَّبٍ ḡāʔibātin‎; ḡuyyabin	الْغَائِبَاتِ‎; الْغُيَّبِ al-ḡāʔibāti‎; al-ḡuyyabi

Noun

غَائِب • (ḡāʔib) m

1. something hidden
2. future
3. God (the Invisible)
4. (grammar) third person

Declension

Declension of noun غَائِب (ḡāʔib)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَائِب ḡāʔib	الْغَائِب al-ḡāʔib	غَائِب ḡāʔib
Nominative	غَائِبٌ ḡāʔibun	الْغَائِبُ al-ḡāʔibu	غَائِبُ ḡāʔibu
Accusative	غَائِبًا ḡāʔiban	الْغَائِبَ al-ḡāʔiba	غَائِبَ ḡāʔiba
Genitive	غَائِبٍ ḡāʔibin	الْغَائِبِ al-ḡāʔibi	غَائِبِ ḡāʔibi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: qaib
• → Chagatai: غائب
  • Uyghur: غايىپ (ghayip)
  • Uzbek: gʻoyib
• → Ottoman Turkish: غائب (gâʾib)

  > Turkish: gaip, kayıp (inherited)

  > Crimean Tatar: ğayip (inherited)

  • → Armenian: ղայբ (ġayb), խայիբ (xayib)
• → Persian: غایب (ğâyeb)
• → Punjabi: غائب (ġā'ib)
• → Sindhi: غائِبُ
• → Turkmen: gaýyp
• → Urdu: غائب (ġā'ib)

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غائِب (ḡāʔib).

Adjective

غائِبُ • (transliteration needed)

1. absent

Further reading

• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “غائِبُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
• “غائب”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, University of Chicago: Center for Language Engineering, Pakistan, 1866-1938

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَائِب (ḡāʔib).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɣɑː.jəb/

Adjective

غائِب • (ġāib) (Hindi spelling ग़ायब)

1. hidden
2. vanished
3. concealed
4. absent
5. invisible

Noun

غائِب • (ġāib) m (Hindi spelling ग़ायब)

1. something hidden
2. future
3. God (the Invisible)
4. (grammar) third person

Further reading

• Platts, John T. (1884) “غائب”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.