Arabic vocabulary
غَلَبَةdefeat
How to say “defeat” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
أبلاهم الله بالغلبة فافتح عينك ، وأحضر ذهنك ، وأرعني سمعك ،
May God test them with defeat; so open your eyes, bring your mind, and lend me your ear,
بِالغَلَبَةِ — with the defeat. The prefix bi- 'with, by' opens the word and forces the following noun into the possessed ending, while al- marks it definite: 'with the defeat'. The bi- names the means of the affliction, the instrument God is asked to use.
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