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31 times in the Quran · 5 word forms · rank 297

The Quran root غ ل ب gh-l-b

Words built from the root غ ل ب ([gh-l-b]) appear 31 times in the Quran. The most common is غَلَبُ, “they will overcome”, which comes 15 times. Learn the root once and you can recognise every word made from it.

Words from this root

WordSay itMeaningTimes
غَلَبُghalabuthey will overcome · overcame15
غالِبghaalibvictorious · overcome13
غَلَبghalabdefeat1
مَغْلُوبmaghluubone overpowered1
غُلْبghulbthick foliage1

Examples from the Quran

فَلَمَّا فَصَلَ طَالُوتُ بِالْجُنُودِ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ مُبْتَلِيكُم بِنَهَرٍ فَمَن شَرِبَ مِنْهُ فَلَيْسَ مِنِّي وَمَن لَّمْ يَطْعَمْهُ فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي إِلَّا مَنِ اغْتَرَفَ غُرْفَةً بِيَدِهِ فَشَرِبُوا مِنْهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا مِّنْهُمْ فَلَمَّا جَاوَزَهُ هُوَ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَعَهُ قَالُوا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا الْيَوْمَ بِجَالُوتَ وَجُنُودِهِ قَالَ الَّذِينَ يَظُنُّونَ أَنَّهُم مُّلَاقُو اللَّهِ كَم مِّن فِئَةٍ قَلِيلَةٍ غَلَبَتْ فِئَةً كَثِيرَةً بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ ٢٤٩

غَلَبَتْ ghalabat · overcame

And when Saul went forth with the soldiers, he said, "Indeed, Allāh will be testing you with a river. So whoever drinks from it is not of me, and whoever does not taste it is indeed of me, excepting one who takes [from it] in the hollow of his hand." But they drank from it, except a [very] few of them. Then when he had crossed it along with those who believed with him, they said, "There is no power for us today against Goliath and his soldiers." But those who were certain that they would meet Allāh said, "How many a small company has overcome a large company by permission of Allāh. And Allāh is with the patient." (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:249)

قُل لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا سَتُغْلَبُونَ وَتُحْشَرُونَ إِلَىٰ جَهَنَّمَ وَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ ١٢

سَتُغْلَبُونَ satugh'labūna · You will be overcome

Say to those who disbelieve, "You will be overcome and gathered together to Hell, and wretched is the resting place." (Surah Ali 'Imran, 3:12)

إِن يَنصُرْكُمُ اللَّهُ فَلَا غَالِبَ لَكُمْ وَإِن يَخْذُلْكُمْ فَمَن ذَا الَّذِي يَنصُرُكُم مِّن بَعْدِهِ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ ١٦٠

غَالِبَ ghāliba · (can) overcome

If Allāh should aid you, no one can overcome you; but if He should forsake you, who is there that can aid you after Him? And upon Allāh let the believers rely. (Surah Ali 'Imran, 3:160)

فِي أَدْنَى الْأَرْضِ وَهُم مِّن بَعْدِ غَلَبِهِمْ سَيَغْلِبُونَ ٣

غَلَبِهِمْ ghalabihim · their defeat

In the nearest land. But they, after their defeat, will overcome (Surah Ar-Rum, 30:3)

فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ أَنِّي مَغْلُوبٌ فَانتَصِرْ ١٠

مَغْلُوبٌ maghlūbun · one overpowered

So he invoked his Lord, "Indeed, I am overpowered, so help." (Surah Al-Qamar, 54:10)

وَحَدَائِقَ غُلْبًا ٣٠

غُلْبًا ghul'ban · (of) thick foliage

And gardens of dense shrubbery (Surah 'Abasa, 80:30)

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Each meaning is taken from the word-by-word translation of the verses, so a word can show two meanings from different contexts. Root and base-word data come from the Quranic Arabic Corpus.