غبي

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Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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From the roots غ ب و (ḡ-b-w) and غ ب ي (ḡ-b-y).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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غَبِيَ (ḡabiya) I (non-past يَغْبَى (yaḡbā), verbal noun غَبَاء (ḡabāʔ) or غَبَاوَة (ḡabāwa))

  1. to be ignorant, to not understand
Conjugation
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Etymology 1.2

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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غَبِيّ (ḡabiyy) (feminine غَبِيَّة (ḡabiyya), masculine plural أَغْبِيَاء (ʔaḡbiyāʔ), elative أَغْبَى (ʔaḡbā))

  1. stupid, foolish
  2. unwise
  3. ignorant
Declension
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References

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

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic غَبِيّ (ḡabiyy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɣa.bi/, [ˈɣa.bi]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

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غبي (ḡabi) (feminine غبيّة (ḡabiyye), common plural أغبيا (ʔaḡbiya), elative أغبى (ʔaḡba))

  1. stupid

Noun

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غبي (ḡabim (plural أغبيا (ʔaḡbiya), feminine غبيّة (ḡabiyye))

  1. idiot
    Synonym: أهبل (ʔahbal)