ghleb غلب
Moroccan Darija · verb
“ghleb” (غلب) is a verb in Moroccan Darija meaning to defeat, beat, win over.
Meanings
- to defeat, beat, win over
- to overpower, be stronger than
Usage
Ghleb is used for a victory in a match, an argument or a game: ghlebna-hom, "we beat them". It is also used when a sensation or emotion takes over: ghelbni n-n3as, "sleep overcame me". The participle meghlub means the defeated person. By extension, it describes someone helpless, destitute or oppressed: meskin, meghlub. The verb is conjugated like a regular verb: ghlebt, yeghleb. The proverb li ghleb y3ef urges the winner to be merciful.
Example
لي غلب يعف
li ghleb y3ef
“Whoever wins should show mercy.”
Conjugation
Forms as recorded in DODa and reproduced in its spelling, which often leaves out short vowels.
| Imperfective (present) | Perfective (past) | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ana (I) | kanghlb | ghlbt | |
| nta (you, m.) | katghlb | ghlbti | ghlb |
| nti (you, f.) | katghlbi | ghlbti | ghlbi |
| howa (he) | kayghlb | ghlb | |
| hiya (she) | katghlb | ghlbat | |
| 7na (we) | kanghlbo | ghlbna | |
| ntouma (you, pl.) | katghlbo | ghlbto | ghlbo |
| homa (they) | kayghlbo | ghlbo |
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ghleb” but also “ghlb”, “ghlab”, “ghlob” and “rleb”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “ghleb” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “to beat, to defeat someone”; “to overcome, to prevail over”: ghleb in Tunisian.