غضب

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See also: عضت, عصب, and غ ص ب

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root غ ض ب (ḡ-ḍ-b). Compare Hebrew עצב.

Pronunciation

Verb

غَضِبَ (ḡaḍiba) I, non-past يَغْضَبُ‎ (yaḡḍabu)

  1. to become angry, to be angry
  2. to grow passionate for, to defend
  3. to protect
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Pronunciation

Verb

غُضِبَ (ḡuḍiba) I, non-past يُغْضَبُ‎ (yuḡḍabu)

  1. to suffer from smallpox
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Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

غَضَب (ḡaḍabm

  1. verbal noun of غَضِبَ (ḡaḍiba) (form I)
  2. anger
    حَرَصَ جُحَا عَلَى تَجَنُّبِ غَضَبِ زَوْجَتِهِ وَمَرَّةً...
    ḥaraṣa juḥā ʕalā tajannubi ḡaḍabi zawjatihi wamarratan...
    Joha was keen to avoid his wife's anger and once ...
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Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Adjective

غَضِب (ḡaḍib) (feminine غَضِبَة (ḡaḍiba), masculine plural غَضِبُونَ (ḡaḍibūna), feminine plural غَضِبَات (ḡaḍibāt))

  1. angry, furious, enraged
  2. annoyed, irritated
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References
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “غضب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN