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غلب

gh-l-b

The root غلب (ghalaba) primarily means to overcome, conquer, or gain ascendancy over someone or something. It implies prevailing in power, force, or influence.

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غ-ل-ب

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27

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18

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15

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Root

غ-ل-ب

Root Meaning

The root غلب (ghalaba) primarily means to overcome, conquer, or gain ascendancy over someone or something. It implies prevailing in power, force, or influence.

Derived forms

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📖 Ayaths where this word appears (10)

Al-Baqarah 2:249

غَلَبَتْMeaning here: The root غلب (ghalaba) primarily means to overcome, conquer, or gain ascendancy over someone or something. It implies prevailing in power, force, or influence.

And when Saul set out with the army, he said: Lo! Allah will try you by (the ordeal of) a river. Whosoever therefore drinketh thereof he is not of me, and whosoever tasteth it not he is of me, save him who taketh (thereof) in the hollow of his hand. But they drank thereof, all save a few of them. And after he had crossed (the river), he and those who believed with him, they said: We have no power this day against Goliath and his hosts. But those who knew that they would meet Allah exclaimed: How many a little company hath overcome a mighty host by Allah's leave! Allah is with the steadfast

Aal-Imran 3:160

غَالِبَMeaning here: The root غلب (ghalaba) primarily means to overcome, conquer, or gain ascendancy over someone or something. It implies prevailing in power, force, or influence.

If Allah is your helper none can overcome you, and if He withdraw His help from you, who is there who can help you after Him? In Allah let believers put their trust

Al-Ma'idah 5:56

ٱلْغَٰلِبُونَMeaning here: The root غلب (ghalaba) primarily means to overcome, conquer, or gain ascendancy over someone or something. It implies prevailing in power, force, or influence.

And whoso taketh Allah and His messenger and those who believe for guardian (will know that), lo! the party of Allah, they are the victorious

Al-Anfal 8:36

يُغْلَبُونَMeaning here: The root غلب (ghalaba) primarily means to overcome, conquer, or gain ascendancy over someone or something. It implies prevailing in power, force, or influence.

Lo! those who disbelieve spend their wealth in order that they may debar (men) from the way of Allah. They will spend it, then it will become an anguish for them, then they will be conquered. And those who disbelieve will be gathered unto hell

Al-Anfal 8:66

يَغْلِبُوا۟Meaning here: The root غلب (ghalaba) primarily means to overcome, conquer, or gain ascendancy over someone or something. It implies prevailing in power, force, or influence.

Now hath Allah lightened your burden, for He knoweth that there is weakness in you. So if there be of you a steadfast hundred they shall overcome two hundred, and if there be of you a thousand (steadfast) they shall overcome two thousand by permission of Allah. Allah is with the steadfast

Al-Anbiya 21:44

ٱلْغَٰلِبُونَMeaning here: The root غلب (ghalaba) primarily means to overcome, conquer, or gain ascendancy over someone or something. It implies prevailing in power, force, or influence.

Nay, but We gave these and their fathers ease until life grew long for them. See they not how we aim to the land, reducing it of its outlying parts? Can they then be the victors

Ash-Shu'ara 26:40

ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَMeaning here: The root غلب (ghalaba) primarily means to overcome, conquer, or gain ascendancy over someone or something. It implies prevailing in power, force, or influence.

(They said): Aye, so that we may follow the wizards if they are the winners

Al-Qasas 28:35

ٱلْغَٰلِبُونَMeaning here: The root غلب (ghalaba) primarily means to overcome, conquer, or gain ascendancy over someone or something. It implies prevailing in power, force, or influence.

He said: We will strengthen thine arm with thy brother, and We will give unto you both power so that they cannot reach you for Our portents. Ye twain, and those who follow you, will be the winners

As-Saffat 37:116

ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَMeaning here: The root غلب (ghalaba) primarily means to overcome, conquer, or gain ascendancy over someone or something. It implies prevailing in power, force, or influence.

And helped them so that they became the victors

Al-Qamar 54:10

مَغْلُوبٌMeaning here: The root غلب (ghalaba) primarily means to overcome, conquer, or gain ascendancy over someone or something. It implies prevailing in power, force, or influence.

So he cried unto his Lord, saying: I am vanquished, so give help

🔎 Across the Quran (17)

An-Nisa 4:74

۞فَلۡيُقَٰتِلۡ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَشۡرُونَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۚ وَمَن يُقَٰتِلۡ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَيُقۡتَلۡ أَوۡ فَسَوۡفَ نُؤۡتِيهِ أَجۡرًا عَظِيمࣰ ا

Let those who seek the life of the Next World in exchange for the life of this world fight in the way of Allah. We shall grant a mighty reward to whoever fights in the way of Allah, whether he is slain or comes out victorious

Al-Ma'idah 5:23

قَالَ رَجُلَانِ مِنَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخَافُونَ أَنۡعَمَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيۡهِمَا ٱدۡخُلُواْ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡبَابَ فَإِذَا دَخَلۡتُمُوهُ فَإِنَّكُمۡ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَتَوَكَّلُوٓاْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِينَ

Two from among these who were frightened but upon whom Allah had bes-towed His favour said: 'Enter upon them through the gate - for if you do enter - you will be the victors. And put your trust in Allah if indeed you are men of faith

Al-A'raf 7:113

وَجَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ فِرۡعَوۡنَ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجۡرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحۡنُ

And the magicians came to Pharaoh and said: 'Shall we have a reward if we win

Al-A'raf 7:119

هُنَالِكَ وَٱنقَلَبُواْ صَٰغِرِينَ

Pharaoh and his men were defeated and put to shame

Al-Anfal 8:48

وَإِذۡ زَيَّنَ لَهُمُ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنُ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ وَقَالَ لَا لَكُمُ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَإِنِّي جَارࣱ لَّكُمۡۖ فَلَمَّا تَرَآءَتِ ٱلۡفِئَتَانِ نَكَصَ عَلَىٰ عَقِبَيۡهِ وَقَالَ إِنِّي بَرِيٓءࣱ مِّنكُمۡ إِنِّيٓ أَرَىٰ مَا لَا تَرَوۡنَ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ ٱللَّهَۚ وَٱللَّهُ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡعِقَابِ

And recall when Satan made their works seem fair to them and said: 'None shall overcome you today. and I am your supporter.' But when the two armies faced each other, he turned on his heels, and said: 'Surely I am quit of you for I behold that which you do not. Indeed I fear Allah, and Allah is stern in punishment

Al-Anfal 8:65

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّ حَرِّضِ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ عَلَى ٱلۡقِتَالِۚ إِن يَكُن مِّنكُمۡ عِشۡرُونَ صَٰبِرُونَ مِاْئَتَيۡنِۚ وَإِن يَكُن مِّنكُم مِّاْئَةࣱ أَلۡفࣰ ا مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ بِأَنَّهُمۡ قَوۡمࣱ لَّا يَفۡقَهُونَ

O Prophet! Rouse the believers to fighting. If they be twenty of you who persevere they shall vanquish two hundred; and if there be of you a hundred, they shall vanquish a thousand of those who disbelieve, for they are a people who lack understanding

Yusuf 12:21

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِي ٱشۡتَرَىٰهُ مِن مِّصۡرَ لِٱمۡرَأَتِهِۦٓ أَكۡرِمِي مَثۡوَىٰهُ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَنفَعَنَآ أَوۡ نَتَّخِذَهُۥ وَلَدࣰ اۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ مَكَّنَّا لِيُوسُفَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَلِنُعَلِّمَهُۥ مِن تَأۡوِيلِ ٱلۡأَحَادِيثِۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰٓ أَمۡرِهِۦ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ

The man from Egypt who bought him said to his wife: "Take good care of him, possibly he might be of benefit to us or we might adopt him as a son." Thus We found a way for Joseph to become established in that land and in order that We might teach him to comprehend the deeper meaning of things. Allah has full power to implement His design although most people do not know that

Al-Kahf 18:21

وَكَذَٰلِكَ أَعۡثَرۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ لِيَعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقࣱّ وَأَنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ لَا رَيۡبَ فِيهَآ إِذۡ يَتَنَٰزَعُونَ بَيۡنَهُمۡ أَمۡرَهُمۡۖ فَقَالُواْ ٱبۡنُواْ عَلَيۡهِم بُنۡيَٰنࣰ اۖ رَّبُّهُمۡ أَعۡلَمُ بِهِمۡۚ قَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَمۡرِهِمۡ لَنَتَّخِذَنَّ عَلَيۡهِم مَّسۡجِدࣰ ا

Thus did We make their case known to the people of the city so that they might know that Allah's promise is true, and that there is absolutely no doubt that the Hour will come to pass. But instead of giving thought to this, they disputed with one another concerning the People of the Cave, some saying: "Build a wall over them. Their Lord alone knows best about them." But those who prevailed over their affairs said: "We shall build a place of worship over them

Al-Mu'minun 23:106

قَالُواْ رَبَّنَا عَلَيۡنَا شِقۡوَتُنَا وَكُنَّا قَوۡمࣰ ا ضَآلِّينَ

They will say: "Our Lord! Our misfortune prevailed over us. We were indeed an erring people

Ash-Shu'ara 26:41

فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُواْ لِفِرۡعَوۡنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجۡرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحۡنُ

When the magicians came forth (for the encounter) they said to Pharaoh: "Is there a reward for us if we triumph

Ash-Shu'ara 26:44

فَأَلۡقَوۡاْ حِبَالَهُمۡ وَعِصِيَّهُمۡ وَقَالُواْ بِعِزَّةِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ

Thereupon they threw down their ropes and their rods, and said: "By the glory of Pharaoh, we shall prevail

Ar-Rum 30:2

ٱلرُّومُ

The Romans have been defeated

Ar-Rum 30:3

فِيٓ أَدۡنَى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَهُم مِّنۢ بَعۡدِ سَيَغۡلِبُونَ

in the neighbouring land; but after their defeat they shall gain victory in a few years

As-Saffat 37:173

وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ

and that Our hosts shall triumph

Fussilat 41:26

وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَا تَسۡمَعُواْ لِهَٰذَا ٱلۡقُرۡءَانِ وَٱلۡغَوۡاْ فِيهِ لَعَلَّكُمۡ

The deniers of the Truth say: “Do not give ear to the Qur'an and cause interruption when it is recited; thus perhaps you will gain the upper hand.”

Al-Mujadila 58:21

كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ أَنَا۠ وَرُسُلِيٓۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ قَوِيٌّ عَزِيزࣱ‏

Allah has written: “Surely I will prevail; I and My Messengers.” Verily Allah is Most Strong, Most Mighty

Abasa 80:30

وَحَدَآئِقَ ا

and dense orchards