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title: "Ghadab meaning in Arabic: غَضَب — anger"
description: "Ghadab (غَضَب, ghaḍab) means “anger” in Arabic. Root غ·ض·ب, pattern فَعَل, level B1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/ghadab"
language: "en"
direction: "ltr"
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# غَضَب

*ghaḍab* · **anger**

غَضَب (ghaḍab) is an Arabic noun meaning “anger”. It is built on the root غ·ض·ب in the pattern فَعَل. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B1.

- Part of speech: Noun
- Root: غ·ض·ب
- Pattern: فَعَل
- Level: B1

## Words from the root غ·ض·ب

Arabic builds families of words on one root. These share the root غ·ض·ب with غَضَب; each opens its own entry.

- [مَغْضُوب](https://fasaha.app/w/maghdub) — maghḍūb, the object of anger (C1)
- [غَضْبَان](https://fasaha.app/w/ghadban) — ghaḍbān, angry, furious (B1)

## How to read غَضَب, letter by letter

3 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- غ — غين (ghayn): gh, like a French r
- ض — ضاد (ḍād): an emphatic d, the letter Arabic is named for
- ب — باء (bāʾ): b

## Questions about غَضَب

### What is the root of غَضَب?

The root of غَضَب is غ·ض·ب. Words built on the same root include مَغْضُوب (the object of anger), غَضْبَان (angry, furious).

### What pattern does غَضَب follow?

غَضَب follows the pattern فَعَل, with the root letters غ·ض·ب poured into it.

### What level is غَضَب?

Fasaha first uses غَضَب at level B1, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)

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