غيب

See also: عيب, عیب, and غ ي ب

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root غ ي ب (ḡ-y-b).

Noun

غَيْب • (ḡayb) m (plural غُيُوب (ḡuyūb))

1. verbal noun of غَابَ (ḡāba) (form I)
2. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:3:

     الَّذينَ يُؤمِنونَ بِالغَيبِ وَيُقيمونَ الصَّلاةَ وَمِمّا رَزَقناهُم يُنفِقونَ

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Declension

Declension of noun غَيْب (ḡayb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَيْب ḡayb	الْغَيْب al-ḡayb	غَيْب ḡayb
Nominative	غَيْبٌ ḡaybun	الْغَيْبُ al-ḡaybu	غَيْبُ ḡaybu
Accusative	غَيْبًا ḡayban	الْغَيْبَ al-ḡayba	غَيْبَ ḡayba
Genitive	غَيْبٍ ḡaybin	الْغَيْبِ al-ḡaybi	غَيْبِ ḡaybi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَيْبَيْن ḡaybayn	الْغَيْبَيْن al-ḡaybayn	غَيْبَيْ ḡaybay
Nominative	غَيْبَانِ ḡaybāni	الْغَيْبَانِ al-ḡaybāni	غَيْبَا ḡaybā
Accusative	غَيْبَيْنِ ḡaybayni	الْغَيْبَيْنِ al-ḡaybayni	غَيْبَيْ ḡaybay
Genitive	غَيْبَيْنِ ḡaybayni	الْغَيْبَيْنِ al-ḡaybayni	غَيْبَيْ ḡaybay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غُيُوب ḡuyūb	الْغُيُوب al-ḡuyūb	غُيُوب ḡuyūb
Nominative	غُيُوبٌ ḡuyūbun	الْغُيُوبُ al-ḡuyūbu	غُيُوبُ ḡuyūbu
Accusative	غُيُوبًا ḡuyūban	الْغُيُوبَ al-ḡuyūba	غُيُوبَ ḡuyūba
Genitive	غُيُوبٍ ḡuyūbin	الْغُيُوبِ al-ḡuyūbi	غُيُوبِ ḡuyūbi

Etymology 2

Verb

غِيبَ • (ḡība) (form I)

1. third-person masculine singular past passive of غَابَ (ḡāba)