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title: "Ghadban meaning in Arabic: غَضْبَان — angry, furious"
description: "Ghadban (غَضْبَان, ghaḍbān) means “angry, furious” in Arabic. Root غ·ض·ب, pattern فَعْلَان, level B1: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary. Also written ghadbaan."
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# غَضْبَان

*ghaḍbān* · **angry, furious**

غَضْبَان (ghaḍbān) is an Arabic adjective meaning “angry, furious”. It is built on the root غ·ض·ب in the pattern فَعْلَان. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B1.

- Part of speech: Adjective
- Root: غ·ض·ب
- Pattern: فَعْلَان
- 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 غَضْبَان; each opens its own entry.

- [غَضَب](https://fasaha.app/w/ghadab) — ghaḍab, anger (B1)
- [مَغْضُوب](https://fasaha.app/w/maghdub) — maghḍūb, the object of anger (C1)

## How to read غَضْبَان, letter by letter

5 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
- ا — ألف (ʾalif): a long a, or a seat for hamza
- ن — نون (nūn): n

## Questions about غَضْبَان

### What is the root of غَضْبَان?

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

### What pattern does غَضْبَان follow?

غَضْبَان follows the pattern فَعْلَان, with the root letters غ·ض·ب poured into it.

### What level is غَضْبَان?

Fasaha first uses غَضْبَان 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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