غضب

See also: عضت, عصب, and غ ص ب

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣa.dˤi.ba/

Verb

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

Synonyms

• (to be angry): اِغْتَاظَ (iḡtāẓa), حَمِئَ (ḥamiʔa), حَنِقَ (ḥaniqa), بَرْطَمَ (barṭama), اِشْتَاطَ (ištāṭa), زَخَّ (zaḵḵa)
• (to protect): حَمَى (ḥamā)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “غضب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣu.dˤi.ba/

Verb

1. to suffer from smallpox

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “غضب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣa.dˤab/
• IPA^(key): /al.ɣa.dˤab/

Noun

غَضَب • (ḡaḍab) m

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 ...

Declension

Declension of noun غَضَب (ḡaḍab)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَضَب ḡaḍab	الْغَضَب al-ḡaḍab	غَضَب ḡaḍab
Nominative	غَضَبٌ ḡaḍabun	الْغَضَبُ al-ḡaḍabu	غَضَبُ ḡaḍabu
Accusative	غَضَبًا ḡaḍaban	الْغَضَبَ al-ḡaḍaba	غَضَبَ ḡaḍaba
Genitive	غَضَبٍ ḡaḍabin	الْغَضَبِ al-ḡaḍabi	غَضَبِ ḡaḍabi

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣa.dˤib/

Adjective

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

1. angry, furious, enraged
2. annoyed, irritated

Declension

Declension of adjective غَضِب (ḡaḍib)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	غَضِب ḡaḍib	الْغَضِب al-ḡaḍib	غَضِبَة ḡaḍiba	الْغَضِبَة al-ḡaḍiba
Nominative	غَضِبٌ ḡaḍibun	الْغَضِبُ al-ḡaḍibu	غَضِبَةٌ ḡaḍibatun	الْغَضِبَةُ al-ḡaḍibatu
Accusative	غَضِبًا ḡaḍiban	الْغَضِبَ al-ḡaḍiba	غَضِبَةً ḡaḍibatan	الْغَضِبَةَ al-ḡaḍibata
Genitive	غَضِبٍ ḡaḍibin	الْغَضِبِ al-ḡaḍibi	غَضِبَةٍ ḡaḍibatin	الْغَضِبَةِ al-ḡaḍibati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	غَضِبَيْن ḡaḍibayn	الْغَضِبَيْن al-ḡaḍibayn	غَضِبَتَيْن ḡaḍibatayn	الْغَضِبَتَيْن al-ḡaḍibatayn
Nominative	غَضِبَانِ ḡaḍibāni	الْغَضِبَانِ al-ḡaḍibāni	غَضِبَتَانِ ḡaḍibatāni	الْغَضِبَتَانِ al-ḡaḍibatāni
Accusative	غَضِبَيْنِ ḡaḍibayni	الْغَضِبَيْنِ al-ḡaḍibayni	غَضِبَتَيْنِ ḡaḍibatayni	الْغَضِبَتَيْنِ al-ḡaḍibatayni
Genitive	غَضِبَيْنِ ḡaḍibayni	الْغَضِبَيْنِ al-ḡaḍibayni	غَضِبَتَيْنِ ḡaḍibatayni	الْغَضِبَتَيْنِ al-ḡaḍibatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	غَضِبِين ḡaḍibīn	الْغَضِبِين al-ḡaḍibīn	غَضِبَات ḡaḍibāt	الْغَضِبَات al-ḡaḍibāt
Nominative	غَضِبُونَ ḡaḍibūna	الْغَضِبُونَ al-ḡaḍibūna	غَضِبَاتٌ ḡaḍibātun	الْغَضِبَاتُ al-ḡaḍibātu
Accusative	غَضِبِينَ ḡaḍibīna	الْغَضِبِينَ al-ḡaḍibīna	غَضِبَاتٍ ḡaḍibātin	الْغَضِبَاتِ al-ḡaḍibāti
Genitive	غَضِبِينَ ḡaḍibīna	الْغَضِبِينَ al-ḡaḍibīna	غَضِبَاتٍ ḡaḍibātin	الْغَضِبَاتِ al-ḡaḍibāti

Synonyms

• (angry): غَضْبَان (ḡaḍbān)

References

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