غهب

1 غَهِبَ, [aor. ـَ inf. n. غَهَبٌ, He was unmindful, negligent, inattentive, inadvertent, inconsiderate, or heedless. (S.) You say, غَهِبَ عَنْهُ He was unmindful, &c., and forgetful, of him, or it; (K, TA;) as also ↓ اغهب. (TA.) And أَصَابَ صَيْدًا غَهَبًا He hit an object of the chase, or objects thereof, inadvertently, unintentionally. (A 'Obeyd, S, K, from a trad.) b2: And غَهِبَهُ He was ignorant of it; as also عَهِبَهُ. (TA in art. عهب.) 4 أَغْهَبَ see the preceding paragraph.8 اغتهب He (a man, TA) journeyed in the darkness: (K, TA:) and went far away therein. (TA.) غِهِبَّى الشَّبَابِ and غِهِبَّاؤُهُ, and likewise with the unpointed ع, The first part, or state, of youth. (K, TA.) غَيْهَبٌ Darkness; (S, A, K;) as also ↓ غَيْهَبَانٌ: (K:) pl. of the former غَيَاهِبُ. (S.) b2: And A horse, and night, intensely black: (K, TA:) or, instead of وَاللَّيْلِ in the K, we may read وَاللَّيْلُ; so that the meaning may be, a horse intensely black: and night: agreeably with the A, in which this latter meaning [as well as the former] is assigned to the word; and it is added that one says, أَحْسَنُ مِنْ بَيَاضِ الكَوْكَبِ فِى سَوَادِ الغَيْهَبِ [More beautiful than the whiteness of the star in the blackness of night]: (TA:) or it signifies intense blackness of the night and of a camel and the like: you say جَمَلٌ غَيْهَبٌ a deep-black camel: (Lth, TA:) and also أَسْوَدُ غَيْهَبٌ and غَيْهَمٌ: (Lh, TA:) and رَجُلٌ غَيْهَبٌ a black man; likened to the darkness of night: and لَيْلٌ غَيْهَبٌ a dark night: (Sh, TA:) and فَرَسٌ أَدْهَمُ غَيْهَبٌ a horse intensely black: (Sh, S, TA:) and it is said in “ the Book of Horses ” by A 'Obeyd that أَدْهَمُ

↓ غَيْهَبِىٌّ signifies [a horse] of the deepest black hue: that the fem. is غَيْهَبَةٌ; and the pl., غَيَاهِبُ: and that دَجُوجِىٌّ is less than غَيْهَبٌ in blackness, signifying “ of a clear black hue. ” (TA.) A2: Also, applied to a man, Unmindful, negligent, inattentive, inadvertent, inconsiderate, or heedless: (K, TA:) and weak, and timid: (TA:) or (K, TA, but in the CK “ and,”) a heavy, troublesome man: or stupid, dull, or wanting in intelligence; or inert, or wanting in vigour. (K, TA.) and Lacking ability to seek his blood-revenge, or retaliation; as also عَيْهَبٌ. (TA in art. عهب.) A3: And A [garment of the kind called] كِسَآء having much wool; very woolly; (K, TA;) as also عَيْهَبٌ. (TA.) b2: And A male ostrich. (R, TA.) غَيْهَبَةٌ A clamour, or confused noise, (K, TA,) and commotion, (TA,) in fight, or conflict. (K, TA.) غَيْهَبِىٌّ: see غَيْهَبٌ.

غَيْهَبَانٌ: see غَيْهَبٌ.

A2: Also The belly. (K.)