# Gayn-Be-Ra — غبر (gbr)

> Occurs in 8 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/gbr

- **Meaning:** to be dusty, dust coloured, lag behind, gloom, remained, lasted, continued, tarried, stayed, waited, passed/went away, recrudescent
- **Derived forms:** غَبَرَة (1) · غَٰبِرِين (7)

## Verses containing this root

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 83

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ — l-ghābirīna · "those who stayed behind"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · genitive case

فَاَنْجَيْنَاهُ وَاَهْلَهُٓ اِلَّا امْرَاَتَهُۘ  كَانَتْ مِنَ الْغَابِر۪ينَ

Faanjaynahu waahlahu illaimraatahu kanat mina alghabireen

And We delivered him and his household save his wife; she was of those who stayed behind;

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-83.md_

### 15. Surah Al-Hijr, Verse 60

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ — l-ghābirīna · "those who remain behind"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · genitive case

اِلَّا امْرَاَتَهُ قَدَّرْنَٓاۙ اِنَّهَا لَمِنَ الْغَابِر۪ينَ۟

Illa imraatahu qaddarna innahalamina alghabireen

“Save his wife”; We decreed that she be of those who stay behind.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-hijr/verse-60.md_

### 26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 171

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ — l-ghābirīna · "those who remained behind"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · genitive case

اِلَّا عَجُوزاً فِي الْغَابِر۪ينَۚ

Illa AAajoozan fee alghabireen

Save an old woman among those who stayed behind;

_https://quran.so/surah-ash-shuara/verse-171.md_

### 27. Surah An-Naml, Verse 57

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ — l-ghābirīna · "those who remained behind"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · genitive case

فَاَنْجَيْنَاهُ وَاَهْلَـهُٓ اِلَّا امْرَاَتَهُۘ قَدَّرْنَاهَا مِنَ الْغَابِر۪ينَ

Faanjaynahu waahlahu illaimraatahu qaddarnaha mina alghabireen

And We delivered him and his household save his wife; We decreed her to be of those who stayed behind.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-naml/verse-57.md_

### 29. Surah Al-'Ankabut, Verse 32

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ — l-ghābirīna · "those who remain behind"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · genitive case

قَالَ اِنَّ ف۪يهَا لُـوطاًۜ قَالُوا نَحْنُ اَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ ف۪يهَاۘ لَنُنَجِّيَنَّهُ وَاَهْلَـهُٓ اِلَّا امْرَاَتَهُۘ كَانَتْ مِنَ الْغَابِر۪ينَ

Qala inna feeha lootanqaloo nahnu aAAlamu biman feehalanunajjiyannahu waahlahu illa imraatahu kanat minaalghabireen

He said: “Therein is Lot!” They said: “We best know who is therein. We will deliver him and his household save his wife; she is of those who stay behind.”

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ankabut/verse-32.md_

### 29. Surah Al-'Ankabut, Verse 33

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ — l-ghābirīna · "those who remain behind"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · genitive case

وَلَمَّٓا اَنْ جَٓاءَتْ رُسُلُنَا لُـوطاً س۪ٓيءَ بِهِمْ وَضَـاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعاً وَقَالُوا لَا تَخَفْ وَلَا تَحْزَنْ۠ اِنَّا مُنَجُّوكَ وَاَهْلَكَ اِلَّا امْرَاَتَكَ كَانَتْ مِنَ الْغَابِر۪ينَ

Walamma an jaat rusulunalootan see-a bihim wadaqa bihim tharAAan waqaloola takhaf wala tahzan inna munajjookawaahlaka illa imraataka kanat mina alghabireen

And when Our messengers came to Lot, he was distressed for them, and felt unable to protect them. And they said: “Fear thou not, nor grieve. We will deliver thee and thy household save thy wife; she is of those who stay behind.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ankabut/verse-33.md_

### 37. Surah As-Saffat, Verse 135

- **Form in this verse:** ٱلْغَـٰبِرِينَ — l-ghābirīna · "those who remained behind"
  - **Grammar:** noun · active · masculine, plural · genitive case

اِلَّا عَجُوزاً فِي الْغَابِر۪ينَ

Illa AAajoozan fee alghabireen

Save an old woman among those who stayed behind;

_https://quran.so/surah-as-saffat/verse-135.md_

### 80. Surah 'Abasa, Verse 40

- **Form in this verse:** غَبَرَةٌۭ — ghabaratun · "(will be) dust"
  - **Grammar:** noun · feminine · nominative case · indefinite

وَوُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَلَيْهَا غَبَرَةٌۙ

Wawujoohun yawma-ithin AAalayhaghabara

And faces, that day, upon them will be dust,

_https://quran.so/surah-abasa/verse-40.md_

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