مغيب

Arabic

Root
غ ي ب (ḡ-y-b)

Etymology 1

Derived from the passive participle of غَيَّبَ (ḡayyaba, to hide, conceal).

Pronunciation

  • Adjective: IPA(key): /mu.ɣaj.jab/

Adjective

مُغَيَّب • (muḡayyab) (feminine مُغَيَّبَة (muḡayyaba), masculine plural مُغَيَّبُونَ (muḡayyabūna), feminine plural مُغَيَّبَات (muḡayyabāt))

  1. hidden; concealed; invisible
  2. (in the plural) hidden, transcendental things; divine secrets
  3. (person) duped
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun of place from the verb غَيَّبَ (ḡayyaba, to conceal).

Pronunciation

  • Noun: IPA(key): /ma.ɣiːb/

Noun

مَغِيب • (maḡīb) m

  1. verbal noun of غَابَ (ḡāba) (form I)
  2. sundown, sunset
Declension
Further reading
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “مغيب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 807
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “مغيب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 806
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