غصب

Arabic

Etymology

From the root غ ص ب‎ (ḡ-ṣ-b).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣa.sˤa.ba/

Verb

غَصَبَ • (ḡaṣaba) I, non-past يَغْصِبُ‎‎ (yaḡṣibu)

1. to take by force, to rape, to rob
2. to force, to coerce, to wring

   Synonyms: أَجْبَرَ‎ (ʔajbara), أَكْرَهَ‎ (ʔakraha), أَرْغَمَ‎ (ʔarḡama)

3. to force sexual intercourse, to rape, to violate

   Synonyms: اِغْتَصَبَ‎ (iḡtaṣaba), اِسْتَكْرَهَ‎ (istakraha)

   • (Can we date this quote?), Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi, Al-ʿAyn:

     ‏والعُقْرُ: دِيَةُ فَرْجِ المَرْأَةِ إِذا غُصِبَتْ‎‎

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of

غَصَبَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun غَصْب)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						غَصْب ḡaṣb
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						غَاصِب‎ ḡāṣib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَغْصُوب‎ maḡṣūb
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	غَصَبْتُ‎ ḡaṣabtu	غَصَبْتَ‎ ḡaṣabta	غَصَبَ ḡaṣaba		غَصَبْتُمَا‎ ḡaṣabtumā	غَصَبَا‎ ḡaṣabā		غَصَبْنَا‎ ḡaṣabnā	غَصَبْتُمْ‎ ḡaṣabtum	غَصَبُوا‎ ḡaṣabū
	f		غَصَبْتِ‎ ḡaṣabti	غَصَبَتْ‎ ḡaṣabat			غَصَبَتَا‎ ḡaṣabatā			غَصَبْتُنَّ‎ ḡaṣabtunna	غَصَبْنَ‎ ḡaṣabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَغْصِبُ‎ ʔaḡṣibu	تَغْصِبُ‎ taḡṣibu	يَغْصِبُ‎ yaḡṣibu		تَغْصِبَانِ‎ taḡṣibāni	يَغْصِبَانِ‎ yaḡṣibāni		نَغْصِبُ‎ naḡṣibu	تَغْصِبُونَ‎ taḡṣibūna	يَغْصِبُونَ‎ yaḡṣibūna
	f		تَغْصِبِينَ‎ taḡṣibīna	تَغْصِبُ‎ taḡṣibu			تَغْصِبَانِ‎ taḡṣibāni			تَغْصِبْنَ‎ taḡṣibna	يَغْصِبْنَ‎ yaḡṣibna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَغْصِبَ‎ ʔaḡṣiba	تَغْصِبَ‎ taḡṣiba	يَغْصِبَ‎ yaḡṣiba		تَغْصِبَا‎ taḡṣibā	يَغْصِبَا‎ yaḡṣibā		نَغْصِبَ‎ naḡṣiba	تَغْصِبُوا‎ taḡṣibū	يَغْصِبُوا‎ yaḡṣibū
	f		تَغْصِبِي‎ taḡṣibī	تَغْصِبَ‎ taḡṣiba			تَغْصِبَا‎ taḡṣibā			تَغْصِبْنَ‎ taḡṣibna	يَغْصِبْنَ‎ yaḡṣibna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَغْصِبْ‎ ʔaḡṣib	تَغْصِبْ‎ taḡṣib	يَغْصِبْ‎ yaḡṣib		تَغْصِبَا‎ taḡṣibā	يَغْصِبَا‎ yaḡṣibā		نَغْصِبْ‎ naḡṣib	تَغْصِبُوا‎ taḡṣibū	يَغْصِبُوا‎ yaḡṣibū
	f		تَغْصِبِي‎ taḡṣibī	تَغْصِبْ‎ taḡṣib			تَغْصِبَا‎ taḡṣibā			تَغْصِبْنَ‎ taḡṣibna	يَغْصِبْنَ‎ yaḡṣibna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِغْصِبْ‎ iḡṣib			اِغْصِبَا‎ iḡṣibā				اِغْصِبُوا‎ iḡṣibū
	f		اِغْصِبِي‎ iḡṣibī							اِغْصِبْنَ‎ iḡṣibna
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	غُصِبْتُ‎ ḡuṣibtu	غُصِبْتَ‎ ḡuṣibta	غُصِبَ ḡuṣiba		غُصِبْتُمَا‎ ḡuṣibtumā	غُصِبَا‎ ḡuṣibā		غُصِبْنَا‎ ḡuṣibnā	غُصِبْتُمْ‎ ḡuṣibtum	غُصِبُوا‎ ḡuṣibū
	f		غُصِبْتِ‎ ḡuṣibti	غُصِبَتْ‎ ḡuṣibat			غُصِبَتَا‎ ḡuṣibatā			غُصِبْتُنَّ‎ ḡuṣibtunna	غُصِبْنَ‎ ḡuṣibna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُغْصَبُ‎ ʔuḡṣabu	تُغْصَبُ‎ tuḡṣabu	يُغْصَبُ‎ yuḡṣabu		تُغْصَبَانِ‎ tuḡṣabāni	يُغْصَبَانِ‎ yuḡṣabāni		نُغْصَبُ‎ nuḡṣabu	تُغْصَبُونَ‎ tuḡṣabūna	يُغْصَبُونَ‎ yuḡṣabūna
	f		تُغْصَبِينَ‎ tuḡṣabīna	تُغْصَبُ‎ tuḡṣabu			تُغْصَبَانِ‎ tuḡṣabāni			تُغْصَبْنَ‎ tuḡṣabna	يُغْصَبْنَ‎ yuḡṣabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُغْصَبَ‎ ʔuḡṣaba	تُغْصَبَ‎ tuḡṣaba	يُغْصَبَ‎ yuḡṣaba		تُغْصَبَا‎ tuḡṣabā	يُغْصَبَا‎ yuḡṣabā		نُغْصَبَ‎ nuḡṣaba	تُغْصَبُوا‎ tuḡṣabū	يُغْصَبُوا‎ yuḡṣabū
	f		تُغْصَبِي‎ tuḡṣabī	تُغْصَبَ‎ tuḡṣaba			تُغْصَبَا‎ tuḡṣabā			تُغْصَبْنَ‎ tuḡṣabna	يُغْصَبْنَ‎ yuḡṣabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُغْصَبْ‎ ʔuḡṣab	تُغْصَبْ‎ tuḡṣab	يُغْصَبْ‎ yuḡṣab		تُغْصَبَا‎ tuḡṣabā	يُغْصَبَا‎ yuḡṣabā		نُغْصَبْ‎ nuḡṣab	تُغْصَبُوا‎ tuḡṣabū	يُغْصَبُوا‎ yuḡṣabū
	f		تُغْصَبِي‎ tuḡṣabī	تُغْصَبْ‎ tuḡṣab			تُغْصَبَا‎ tuḡṣabā			تُغْصَبْنَ‎ tuḡṣabna	يُغْصَبْنَ‎ yuḡṣabna

Noun

غَصْب • (ḡaṣb) m

1. verbal noun of غَصَبَ (ḡaṣaba) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun غَصْب (ḡaṣb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَصْب ḡaṣb	الْغَصْب‎ al-ḡaṣb	غَصْب ḡaṣb
Nominative	غَصْبٌ ḡaṣbun	الْغَصْبُ‎ al-ḡaṣbu	غَصْبُ ḡaṣbu
Accusative	غَصْبًا‎ ḡaṣban	الْغَصْبَ‎ al-ḡaṣba	غَصْبَ ḡaṣba
Genitive	غَصْبٍ ḡaṣbin	الْغَصْبِ‎ al-ḡaṣbi	غَصْبِ ḡaṣbi

See also

• اِغْتَصَبَ‎ (iḡtaṣaba)

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَصْب‎ (ḡaṣb).

Noun

غصب • (ǧasab) m

1. seizure; appropriation

Declension

declension of غصب

	singular		plural
direct	غصب (ǧasab)		غصب (ǧasab)
oblique	غصب (ǧasab)		غصبو‎ (ǧasabo)
vocative	غصبه‎ (ǧasaba)		غصبو‎ (ǧasabo)

References

• Raverty, H. G. (1867), “غصب”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate
• “غصب”, in Pashto Dictionary (in English), Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.
• Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009), “غصب”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press, page 518

South Levantine Arabic

Root
غ ص ب‎
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic غَصَبَ‎ (ḡaṣaba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣa.sˤab/, [ˈɣɑ.sˤɑb]

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Verb

غصب • (ḡaṣab) I (present بغصب‎ (byoḡṣob))

1. to force, to compel, to make (someone do something)

   Synonym: جبر‎ (jabar)

Conjugation

Conjugation of غصب (ḡaṣab)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	غصبت (ḡaṣabt)	غصبت (ḡaṣabt)	غصب (ḡaṣab)		غصبنا (ḡaṣabna)	غصبتو (ḡaṣabtu)	غصبو (ḡaṣabu)
	f		غصبتي (ḡaṣabti)	غصبت (ḡaṣbat)
present	m	بغصب (baḡṣob)	بتغصب (btoḡṣob)	بغصب (boḡṣob)		منغصب (mnoḡṣob)	بتغصبو (btoḡṣobu)	بغصبو (boḡṣobu)
	f		بتغصبي (btoḡṣobi)	بتغصب (btoḡṣob)
subjunctive	m	أغصب (ʔaḡṣob)	تغصب (toḡṣob)	يغصب (yoḡṣob)		نغصب (noḡṣob)	تغصبو (toḡṣobu)	يغصبو (yoḡṣobu)
	f		تغصبي (toḡṣobi)	تغصب (toḡṣob)
imperative	m		اغصب (oḡṣob)				اغصبو (oḡṣobu)
	f		اغصبي (oḡṣobi)