Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

غالبهُ

Root: غلب

Form: 3

Full Definition

غالبهُIII [He vied, contended, or strove, with him, to overcome, conquer, subdue, overpower, master, or surpass, &c., or for victory, or superiority], Verbal.Noun مُغَالَبَةٌ and غِلَابٌ. You say, غَالَبْتُهُ فَغَلَبْتُهُ [I vied, contended, or strove, with him, to overcome, &c., and I overcame him. &c.]. And Kaab Ibn-Málik says, هَمَّتْ سَخِينَةُ أَنْ تُغَالِبَ رَبَّهَا وَلَيُغْلَبَنَّ مُغَالِبُ الغَلَّابِ [Sakheeneh proposed to themselves to contend for victory with their Lord: but he who contends for victory with the very victorious will assuredly be overcome].


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