غبو1 غَبِىَ, aor. ـْ inf. n. غَبًا and غَبَاوَةٌ, [the latter of which is the more common,] He had little [or no] intelligence. (Msb.) b2:  And غَبِىَ الشَّئْ (S, K, TA, in the CK [erroneously] غَبَى,) or الأَمْرَ, (Msb,) and غَبِىَ عَنِ الشَّئْ (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 الشَّئُْ, inf. n. غَبًا, [The thing was not understood, or not known, by me; or] I knew not the thing: (S:) [or] غَبِىَ الشَّئُْ 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.]) 5 تغبّاهُ: see 10.6 تغابى 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.) 10 استغباهُ and ↓ تغبّاهُ [app. He esteemed him unintelligent, or one having little intelligence] (TA in art. زبن: see 10 in that art.) فِيهِ غَبْوَةٌ and ↓ غُبُوَّةٌ and ↓ غُبِيٌّ In him is unmindfulness, forgetfulness, neglectfulness, heedlessness, or inadvertence. (K.) غَبَاةٌ Stupidity. (Freytag, from El-Meydánee.)]غَبَآءٌ 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.]غَبِىٌّ 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.)]غُبِىٌّ: see غَبْوَةٌ.غَبَاوَةٌ 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.) غُبُوَّةٌ: see غَبْوَةٌ.أَغْبَى: see the next article.