feign ignorance

, aor. يَغْبَى, inf. n. غَبًا and غَبَاوَةٌ, [the latter of which is the more common,] He had little [or no] intelligence. (Msb.) ― -b2- And غَبِىَ الشَّيأْ (S, K, TA, in the CK [erroneously] غَبَى,) or الأَمْرَ, (Msb,) and غَبِىَ عَنِ الشَّيأْ (S, K) or عَنِ الأَمْرِ, (Msb,) aor. as above, (S,) inf. n. غَبَاوَةٌ (S, K) and غَبًا, (K,) He did not understand (S, Msb, K) the thing (S, K) or the affair. (Msb.) And غَبِىَ عَنِ الخَبَرِ He was ignorant of the information. (Msb.) ― -b3- And in like manner, عَبِىَ عَلَىَّ الشَّيأُْ, inf. n. غَبًا, [The thing was not understood, or not known, by me; or] I knew not the thing: (S:) [or] غَبِىَ الشَّيأُْ مِنْهُ i. e. خَفِىَ [the thing was hidden from him], (K, TA,) so that he did not know it: (TA:) and غَبَا is used in the dial. of Teiyi for غَبِىَ in the sense of خَفِىَ: (A and TA in art. غبس:) or it is for غَبَّ, like تَقَضَّى for تَقَضَّضَ. (S in that art. [See غُبَيْسٌ: and see also غَبِيَةٌ, in art. غبى.])

: see 10.

i. q. تَغَافَلَ, (S, MA, TA,) i. e. He was, or he feigned himself, unmindful, &c. (MA.) So in the phrase تغابى عَنْهُ: (TA: [see تَغَافَلَ and تَغَفَّلَ:]) and one says تغاباهُ [also, app. in the same sense]. (IAar, TA in art. عمش.)

and ↓ تغبّاهُ [app. He esteemed him unintelligent, or one having little intelligence] (TA in art. زبن: see 10 in that art.)

and ↓ غُبُوَّةٌ and ↓ غُبِيٌّ In him is unmindfulness, forgetfulness, neglectfulness, heedlessness, or inadvertence. (K.)

[ Stupidity. (Freytag, from El-Meydánee.)]

Low, or depressed, ground. (K, TA.) And A thing that is hidden, or concealed, from one. (TA.) ― -b2- And Earth, or dust, that is put over a thing to conceal it from one. (TA.) [See also art. غبى.]

Having little, (S, Msb,) or no, (K,) intel-ligence: (S, Msb, K:) or one who does not understand deceit, or guile, and the like: (T, TA:) or unmindful, forgetful, neglectful, heedless, or inadvertent: (TA:) and ignorant: (Msb:) pl. أَغْبِيَآءُ (IAth, Msb, TA) and أَغْبِيَآءٌ: (IAth, TA:) accord. to J and others, (TA,) it belongs to this art.; (S, TA;) but Aboo-'Alee derives it from شَجَرَةٌ غَبْيَآءُ, [see أَغْبَى in art. غبى,] as though his ignorance hid from him to whom it is applied what is plainly apparent to others. (TA.) ― -b2- [And A hunter, or sportsman, concealing himself. (Freytag, from the Deewán of the Hudhalees.)]

: see غَبْوَةٌ.

an inf. n. of غَبِىَ [q. v.]. (S, Msb, K.) ― -b2- هُوَ ذُو غَبَاوَةٍ means He is one to whom things, or affairs, are unapparent, or obscure; or from whom they are hidden, or concealed. (TA.)

: see غَبْوَةٌ.

: see the next article.