غائب

See also: غایب

Arabic
Root
غ ي ب (ḡ-y-b)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of the verb غَابَ (ḡāba, “to be absent, hidden”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣaː.ʔib/
  • Rhymes: -ib

Adjective

غَائِب • (ḡāʔib) (common plural غُيَّب (ḡuyyab), masculine plural غَائِبُون (ḡāʔibūn) or غُيَّاب (ḡuyyāb), feminine plural غَائِبَات (ḡāʔibāt))

  1. hidden
  2. vanished
  3. concealed
  4. absent
  5. invisible

Declension
Declension of adjective غَائِب (ḡāʔib)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal غَائِب
ḡāʔib		 الْغَائِب
al-ḡāʔib		 غَائِبَة
ḡāʔiba		 الْغَائِبَة
al-ḡāʔiba
Nominative غَائِبٌ
ḡāʔibun		 الْغَائِبُ
al-ḡāʔibu		 غَائِبَةٌ
ḡāʔibatun		 الْغَائِبَةُ
al-ḡāʔibatu
Accusative غَائِبًا
ḡāʔiban		 الْغَائِبَ
al-ḡāʔiba		 غَائِبَةً
ḡāʔibatan		 الْغَائِبَةَ
al-ḡāʔibata
Genitive غَائِبٍ
ḡāʔibin		 الْغَائِبِ
al-ḡāʔibi		 غَائِبَةٍ
ḡāʔibatin		 الْغَائِبَةِ
al-ḡāʔibati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal غَائِبَيْن
ḡāʔibayn		 الْغَائِبَيْن
al-ḡāʔibayn		 غَائِبَتَيْن
ḡāʔibatayn		 الْغَائِبَتَيْن
al-ḡāʔibatayn
Nominative غَائِبَانِ
ḡāʔibāni		 الْغَائِبَانِ
al-ḡāʔibāni		 غَائِبَتَانِ
ḡāʔibatāni		 الْغَائِبَتَانِ
al-ḡāʔibatāni
Accusative غَائِبَيْنِ
ḡāʔibayni		 الْغَائِبَيْنِ
al-ḡāʔibayni		 غَائِبَتَيْنِ
ḡāʔibatayni		 الْغَائِبَتَيْنِ
al-ḡāʔibatayni
Genitive غَائِبَيْنِ
ḡāʔibayni		 الْغَائِبَيْنِ
al-ḡāʔibayni		 غَائِبَتَيْنِ
ḡāʔibatayni		 الْغَائِبَتَيْنِ
al-ḡāʔibatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal غَائِبِين‎; غُيَّاب‎; غُيَّب
ḡāʔibīn‎; ḡuyyāb‎; ḡuyyab		 الْغَائِبِين‎; الْغُيَّاب‎; الْغُيَّب
al-ḡāʔibīn‎; al-ḡuyyāb‎; al-ḡuyyab		 غَائِبَات‎; غُيَّب
ḡāʔibāt‎; ḡuyyab		 الْغَائِبَات‎; الْغُيَّب
al-ḡāʔibāt‎; al-ḡuyyab
Nominative غَائِبُونَ‎; غُيَّابٌ‎; غُيَّبٌ
ḡāʔibūna‎; ḡuyyābun‎; ḡuyyabun		 الْغَائِبُونَ‎; الْغُيَّابُ‎; الْغُيَّبُ
al-ḡāʔibūna‎; al-ḡuyyābu‎; al-ḡuyyabu		 غَائِبَاتٌ‎; غُيَّبٌ
ḡāʔibātun‎; ḡuyyabun		 الْغَائِبَاتُ‎; الْغُيَّبُ
al-ḡāʔibātu‎; al-ḡuyyabu
Accusative غَائِبِينَ‎; غُيَّابًا‎; غُيَّبًا
ḡāʔibīna‎; ḡuyyāban‎; ḡuyyaban		 الْغَائِبِينَ‎; الْغُيَّابَ‎; الْغُيَّبَ
al-ḡāʔibīna‎; al-ḡuyyāba‎; al-ḡuyyaba		 غَائِبَاتٍ‎; غُيَّبًا
ḡāʔibātin‎; ḡuyyaban		 الْغَائِبَاتِ‎; الْغُيَّبَ
al-ḡāʔibāti‎; al-ḡuyyaba
Genitive غَائِبِينَ‎; غُيَّابٍ‎; غُيَّبٍ
ḡāʔibīna‎; ḡuyyābin‎; ḡuyyabin		 الْغَائِبِينَ‎; الْغُيَّابِ‎; الْغُيَّبِ
al-ḡāʔibīna‎; al-ḡuyyābi‎; al-ḡuyyabi		 غَائِبَاتٍ‎; غُيَّبٍ
ḡāʔibātin‎; ḡuyyabin		 الْغَائِبَاتِ‎; الْغُيَّبِ
al-ḡāʔibāti‎; al-ḡuyyabi

Noun

غَائِب • (ḡāʔib) m

  1. something hidden
  2. future
  3. God (the Invisible)
  4. (grammar) third person

Declension
Declension of noun غَائِب (ḡāʔib)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal غَائِب
ḡāʔib		 الْغَائِب
al-ḡāʔib		 غَائِب
ḡāʔib
Nominative غَائِبٌ
ḡāʔibun		 الْغَائِبُ
al-ḡāʔibu		 غَائِبُ
ḡāʔibu
Accusative غَائِبًا
ḡāʔiban		 الْغَائِبَ
al-ḡāʔiba		 غَائِبَ
ḡāʔiba
Genitive غَائِبٍ
ḡāʔibin		 الْغَائِبِ
al-ḡāʔibi		 غَائِبِ
ḡāʔibi

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: qaib
  • → Chagatai: غائب
  • → Ottoman Turkish: غائب (gâʾib)
    > Turkish: gaip, kayıp (inherited)
    > Crimean Tatar: ğayip (inherited)
    • → Armenian: ղայբ (ġayb), խայիբ (xayib)
  • → Persian: غایب (ğâyeb)
  • → Punjabi: غائب (ġā'ib)
  • → Sindhi: غائِبُ
  • → Turkmen: gaýyp
  • → Urdu: غائب (ġā'ib)

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غائِب (ḡāʔib).

Adjective

غائِبُ • (transliteration needed)

  1. absent

Further reading
  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “غائِبُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
  • “غائب”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, University of Chicago: Center for Language Engineering, Pakistan, 1866-1938

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَائِب (ḡāʔib).

Pronunciation

Adjective

غائِب • (ġāib) (Hindi spelling ग़ायब)

  1. hidden
  2. vanished
  3. concealed
  4. absent
  5. invisible

Noun

غائِب • (ġāib) m (Hindi spelling ग़ायब)

  1. something hidden
  2. future
  3. God (the Invisible)
  4. (grammar) third person

Further reading
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “غائب”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
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