Arabic vocabulary
غلبoverpower
How to say “overpower” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
فَلَا تظن أَن الشَّيْطَان غلب وَلَكِن الْحَافِظ أعرض
So do not think that Satan has overpowered, but rather the Guardian has turned away.
غَلَبَ — has overpowered. A past-tense verb 'prevailed / overcame', subject 'he' inside, completing the 'that'-clause. The false notion: that Satan triumphed.
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