معنی
To faint or become unconscious due to various reasons.
زمینه فرهنگی
In classic black-and-white Egyptian films, fainting (الغياب عن الوعي) was a common trope for female characters to show extreme emotion or shock. Medical teams during Hajj use this phrase in multiple languages to identify pilgrims suffering from heat exhaustion. In the Levant, people might use 'أغمي عليّ' more in speech, but 'غاب عن الوعي' is what they will read in the newspaper the next day. The root 'Ghayb' is used to describe a spiritual state of being 'absent' from the material world to be with the Divine.
Preposition Power
Always remember 'عن'. Without it, the phrase doesn't work for fainting.
Not for Sleep
Never use this to say someone is sleeping heavily; it sounds like they are dying or in a coma!
معنی
To faint or become unconscious due to various reasons.
Preposition Power
Always remember 'عن'. Without it, the phrase doesn't work for fainting.
Not for Sleep
Never use this to say someone is sleeping heavily; it sounds like they are dying or in a coma!
News Reading
When reading Arabic news, look for this phrase in the 'Health' or 'Accidents' section to see it in the wild.
Drama Queen
If you want to describe someone being very dramatic, you can say 'يكاد يغيب عن الوعي' (He's almost fainting).
خودت رو بسنج
Fill in the missing preposition.
غاب المريض ____ الوعي فجأة.
The verb 'غاب' always takes the preposition 'عن' when meaning 'to be absent from'.
Choose the correct past tense for 'She fainted'.
هي ____ عن الوعي.
The feminine past tense of 'غاب' is 'غابت'.
Complete the dialogue with the correct phrase.
أ: ماذا حدث في الحادث؟ ب: السائق صدم رأسه و____.
In an accident context, losing consciousness is the most logical result of hitting one's head.
Match the phrase to the most appropriate situation.
Where would you most likely see the headline: 'الغياب عن الوعي بسبب موجة الحر'?
This is a formal medical headline about heatstroke.
🎉 امتیاز: /4
ابزارهای بصری یادگیری
Fainting vs. Dizziness
بانک تمرین
4 تمرینهاغاب المريض ____ الوعي فجأة.
The verb 'غاب' always takes the preposition 'عن' when meaning 'to be absent from'.
هي ____ عن الوعي.
The feminine past tense of 'غاب' is 'غابت'.
أ: ماذا حدث في الحادث؟ ب: السائق صدم رأسه و____.
In an accident context, losing consciousness is the most logical result of hitting one's head.
Where would you most likely see the headline: 'الغياب عن الوعي بسبب موجة الحر'?
This is a formal medical headline about heatstroke.
🎉 امتیاز: /4
سوالات متداول
10 سوالYes, it is understood everywhere as it is Modern Standard Arabic, though local dialects have their own slang versions like 'داخ'.
'أغمي عليه' is more common in daily speech, while 'يغيب عن الوعي' is more formal and descriptive.
No, for a coma use 'دخل في غيبوبة'. This phrase is for temporary fainting.
It is 'Ghaba' (غاب) with a long 'a' in the past and 'Yaghib' (يغيب) with a long 'i' in the present.
Yes, to describe being overwhelmed by emotion, like 'غاب عن الوعي من الفرح'.
Yes, in this specific collocation, it is always definite.
Say 'غبت عن الوعي' (Ghibtu 'an al-wa'i).
Yes, it is the standard way a doctor would describe the event in a report.
The root is W-'-Y (و-ع-ي), which means to be aware or to hold/contain information.
Yes, you can use it to describe an animal losing consciousness as well.
عبارات مرتبط
أغمي عليه
synonymTo faint
فقد الوعي
synonymTo lose consciousness
استعاد وعيه
contrastTo regain consciousness
غيبوبة
builds onComa
داخ
similarTo get dizzy
