أغلب

أغلب

See also: اغلب‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root غ ل ب‎ (ḡ-l-b).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ʔaɣ.lab/

Adjective

أَغْلَب • (ʾaḡlab)

1. elative degree of غَالِب‎ (ḡālib):
   1. more (pre)dominant, most (pre)dominant.
2. (contextual) more numerous, most numerous, more, most
3. most, the majority of, more than half of, nearly all of

   Synonyms: أَكْثَر‎ (ʾakṯar), مُعْظَم‎ (muʿẓam)

Declension

Declension of adjective أَغْلَب (ʾaḡlab)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular unknown
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَغْلَب ʾaḡlab	الْأَغْلَب‎ al-ʾaḡlab	? ?	? ?
Nominative	أَغْلَبُ ʾaḡlabu	الْأَغْلَبُ‎ al-ʾaḡlabu	? ?	? ?
Accusative	أَغْلَبَ ʾaḡlaba	الْأَغْلَبَ‎ al-ʾaḡlaba	? ?	? ?
Genitive	أَغْلَبَ ʾaḡlaba	الْأَغْلَبِ‎ al-ʾaḡlabi	? ?	? ?
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَغْلَبَيْن‎ ʾaḡlabayn	الْأَغْلَبَيْن‎ al-ʾaḡlabayn	? ?	? ?
Nominative	أَغْلَبَانِ‎ ʾaḡlabāni	الْأَغْلَبَانِ‎ al-ʾaḡlabāni	? ?	? ?
Accusative	أَغْلَبَيْنِ‎ ʾaḡlabayni	الْأَغْلَبَيْنِ‎ al-ʾaḡlabayni	? ?	? ?
Genitive	أَغْلَبَيْنِ‎ ʾaḡlabayni	الْأَغْلَبَيْنِ‎ al-ʾaḡlabayni	? ?	? ?
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	plural unknown		plural unknown
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?
Nominative	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?
Accusative	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?
Genitive	? ?	? ?	? ?	? ?

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ʔaɣ.la.bu/

Verb

أَغْلَبُ • (ʾaḡlabu) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of غَلِبَ‎ (ḡaliba)

Pronunciation 3

• IPA^(key): /ʔaɣ.la.ba/

Verb

أَغْلَبَ • (ʾaḡlaba) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of غَلِبَ‎ (ḡaliba)

Pronunciation 4

• IPA^(key): /ʔaɣ.lab/

Verb

أَغْلَبْ • (ʾaḡlab) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of غَلِبَ‎ (ḡaliba)

Pronunciation 5

• IPA^(key): /ʔaɣ.li.bu/

Verb

أَغْلِبُ • (ʾaḡlibu) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of غَلَبَ‎ (ḡalaba)

Pronunciation 6

• IPA^(key): /ʔaɣ.li.ba/

Verb

أَغْلِبَ • (ʾaḡliba) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of غَلَبَ‎ (ḡalaba)

Pronunciation 7

• IPA^(key): /ʔaɣ.lib/

Verb

أَغْلِبْ • (ʾaḡlib) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of غَلَبَ‎ (ḡalaba)

Pronunciation 8

• IPA^(key): /ʔuɣ.la.bu/

Verb

أُغْلَبُ • (ʾuḡlabu) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of غَلَبَ‎ (ḡalaba)

Pronunciation 9

• IPA^(key): /ʔuɣ.la.ba/

Verb

أُغْلَبَ • (ʾuḡlaba) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of غَلَبَ‎ (ḡalaba)

Pronunciation 10

• IPA^(key): /ʔuɣ.lab/

Verb

أُغْلَبْ • (ʾuḡlab) (form I)

1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of غَلَبَ‎ (ḡalaba)

Pronunciation 11

• IPA^(key): /ʔu.ɣal.li.bu/

Verb

أُغَلِّبُ • (ʾuḡallibu) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of غَلَّبَ‎ (ḡallaba)

Pronunciation 12

• IPA^(key): /ʔu.ɣal.li.ba/

Verb

أُغَلِّبَ • (ʾuḡalliba) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of غَلَّبَ‎ (ḡallaba)

Pronunciation 13

• IPA^(key): /ʔu.ɣal.lib/

Verb

أُغَلِّبْ • (ʾuḡallib) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of غَلَّبَ‎ (ḡallaba)

Pronunciation 14

• IPA^(key): /ʔu.ɣal.la.bu/

Verb

أُغَلَّبُ • (ʾuḡallabu) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of غَلَّبَ‎ (ḡallaba)

Pronunciation 15

• IPA^(key): /ʔu.ɣal.la.ba/

Verb

أُغَلَّبَ • (ʾuḡallaba) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of غَلَّبَ‎ (ḡallaba)

Pronunciation 16

• IPA^(key): /ʔu.ɣal.lab/

Verb

أُغَلَّبْ • (ʾuḡallab) (form II)

1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of غَلَّبَ‎ (ḡallaba)

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
غ ل ب‎

Etymology

From Arabic أَغْلَب‎ (ʾaḡlab).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaɣ.lab/, [ˈʔaɣ.lab]

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Noun

أغلب • (ʔaḡlab) m

1. most (the majority of)
2. (by extension) the most likely scenario

   ‏همّه الأغلب بتأخّرو، لإنّه فيه أزمة كتير بالطريق من نابلس.‎‎

   homme il-ʔaḡlab bitʔaḵḵru, laʔinno fīh ʔazme ktīr biṭ-ṭarīʔ min Nāblis.

   They will (the) most likely be late, because there's a lot on traffic on the way from Nablus.

Derived terms

• أغلبيّة‎ (ʔaḡlabiyye, “majority”)

See also

• أكتر‎ (ʔaktar, “more, most”)