غائب
See also: غایب
Arabic
Etymology
Derived from the active participle of the verb غَابَ (ḡāba, “to be absent, hidden”), from the root غ ي ب (ḡ-y-b).
Adjective
غَائِبٌ • (ḡāʾibun) (masculine plural غَائِبُونَ (ḡāʾibūna) or غُيَّابٌ (ḡuyyābun) or غُيَّبٌ (ḡuyyabun), feminine plural غَائِبَات (ḡāʾibāt))
- hidden
- vanished
- concealed
- absent
- invisible
Declension
Declension of adjective غَائِب (ḡāʾib)
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
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basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | غَائِب ḡāʾib | الْغَائِب al-ḡāʾib | غَائِبَة ḡāʾiba | الْغَائِبَة al-ḡāʾiba |
Nominative | غَائِبٌ ḡāʾibun | الْغَائِبُ al-ḡāʾibu | غَائِبَةٌ ḡāʾibatun | الْغَائِبَةُ al-ḡāʾibatu |
Accusative | غَائِبًا ḡāʾiban | الْغَائِبَ al-ḡāʾiba | غَائِبَةً ḡāʾibatan | الْغَائِبَةَ al-ḡāʾibata |
Genitive | غَائِبٍ ḡāʾibin | الْغَائِبِ al-ḡāʾibi | غَائِبَةٍ ḡāʾibatin | الْغَائِبَةِ al-ḡāʾibati |
Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | غَائِبَيْن ḡāʾibayn | الْغَائِبَيْن al-ḡāʾibayn | غَائِبَتَيْن ḡāʾibatayn | الْغَائِبَتَيْن al-ḡāʾibatayn |
Nominative | غَائِبَانِ ḡāʾibāni | الْغَائِبَانِ al-ḡāʾibāni | غَائِبَتَانِ ḡāʾibatāni | الْغَائِبَتَانِ al-ḡāʾibatāni |
Accusative | غَائِبَيْنِ ḡāʾibayni | الْغَائِبَيْنِ al-ḡāʾibayni | غَائِبَتَيْنِ ḡāʾibatayni | الْغَائِبَتَيْنِ al-ḡāʾibatayni |
Genitive | غَائِبَيْنِ ḡāʾibayni | الْغَائِبَيْنِ al-ḡāʾibayni | غَائِبَتَيْنِ ḡāʾibatayni | الْغَائِبَتَيْنِ al-ḡāʾibatayni |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
sound masculine plural; basic broken plural triptote | sound feminine plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Informal | غَائِبِين; غُيَّاب; غُيَّب ḡāʾibīn; ḡuyyāb; ḡuyyab | الْغَائِبِين; الْغُيَّاب; الْغُيَّب al-ḡāʾibīn; al-ḡuyyāb; al-ḡuyyab | غَائِبَات ḡāʾibāt | الْغَائِبَات al-ḡāʾibāt |
Nominative | غَائِبُونَ; غُيَّابٌ; غُيَّبٌ ḡāʾibūna; ḡuyyābun; ḡuyyabun | الْغَائِبُونَ; الْغُيَّابُ; الْغُيَّبُ al-ḡāʾibūna; al-ḡuyyābu; al-ḡuyyabu | غَائِبَاتٌ ḡāʾibātun | الْغَائِبَاتُ al-ḡāʾibātu |
Accusative | غَائِبِينَ; غُيَّابًا; غُيَّبًا ḡāʾibīna; ḡuyyāban; ḡuyyaban | الْغَائِبِينَ; الْغُيَّابَ; الْغُيَّبَ al-ḡāʾibīna; al-ḡuyyāba; al-ḡuyyaba | غَائِبَاتٍ ḡāʾibātin | الْغَائِبَاتِ al-ḡāʾibāti |
Genitive | غَائِبِينَ; غُيَّابٍ; غُيَّبٍ ḡāʾibīna; ḡuyyābin; ḡuyyabin | الْغَائِبِينَ; الْغُيَّابِ; الْغُيَّبِ al-ḡāʾibīna; al-ḡuyyābi; al-ḡuyyabi | غَائِبَاتٍ ḡāʾibātin | الْغَائِبَاتِ al-ḡāʾibāti |
Noun
غَائِب • (ḡāʾib) m
- something hidden]]
- future
- God (The Invisible)
- (grammar) third person
Declension
Declension of noun غَائِب (ḡāʾib)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | غَائِب ḡāʾib | الْغَائِب al-ḡāʾib | غَائِب ḡāʾib |
Nominative | غَائِبٌ ḡāʾibun | الْغَائِبُ al-ḡāʾibu | غَائِبُ ḡāʾibu |
Accusative | غَائِبًا ḡāʾiban | الْغَائِبَ al-ḡāʾiba | غَائِبَ ḡāʾiba |
Genitive | غَائِبٍ ḡāʾibin | الْغَائِبِ al-ḡāʾibi | غَائِبِ ḡāʾibi |
Urdu
Adjective
غائب • (ġā'yab) or ġā'ib) (Hindi spelling ग़ायब)
- hidden
- vanished
- concealed
- absent
- invisible
Noun
غائب • (ġā'yab or ġā'ib) m (Hindi spelling ग़ायब)
- something hidden
- future
- God (The Invisible)
- (grammar) third person