غَلَبَهُ

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غَلَبَهُI , [and غَلَبَ عَلَيْهِ,] Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun غَلَبٌ and غَلْبٌ, the former of which is the more chaste, or the latter is an Verbal.Noun and the former is a simple subst., and غَلَبَةٌ, [the most common form,] or this is a simple subst. like غَلَبٌ, which is perhaps formed from it by the elision of the ة, and مَغْلَبٌ and مَغْلَبَةٌ, which last is rare, and غَلَابِيَةٌ and [in an intensive sense] غُلُبَّى and غِلِبَّى and غُلُبَّةٌ (Lh, K, TA, said in the S to be syn. with غَلَبَةٌ) and غَلُبَّةٌ, with fet-h to the غ, (K, TA, in the CK غلَبَّة,) and غِلِبَّآءُ, He, or it, overcame, conquered, subdued, overpowered, mastered, or surpassed, him, or it; gained ascendency or the mastery, prevailed, or predominated, over him, or it; or was, or became, superior in power or force or influence, to him, or it. [See also 5.]
2 One says, غَلَبْتُهُ عَلَيْهِ meaning [I overcame him in contending for it; i. e.] I took it, or obtained it, from him [by superior power or force]. And غُلِبَ فُلَانٌ عَلَى الشَّىْءِ Such a one had the thing taken from him by superior power or force. Hence the saying, لَا تُغْلَبُوا عَلَى صَلَاةٍ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ غُرُوبِهَا Be not ye overcome and anticipated by others in performing prayer before the rising of the sun and before its setting, so that the opportunity for your doing so escape you.
3 And غَلَبَهُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ He forced him, or constrained him against his will.
4 [And غَلَبَهُ الأَمْرُ The affair overcame, defeated, or baffled, him.]
5 And غَلَبَهُ بِالخَوْفِ He exceeded him in fear. (S in art. خوف.)
6 And غَلَبَ عَلَى فُلَانٍ الكَرَمُ Generosity was, or became, the predominant quality of such a one.
7 And غَلَبَ أَنْ يُخْطَمَ [He refused to have the خِطَام put upon him]; said of a camel. (TA in art. خطم.)
8 And أَيُغْلَبُ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يُصَاحِبَ النَّاسَ مَعْرُوفًا meaning أَيَعْجِزُ [i. e. Is any one of you unable to associate with men kindly?].

def.2 غَلِبَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun غَلَبٌ, He was, or became, thick-necked: or thick and short in the neck: or thick and inclining in the neck: from disease or other cause.

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