Hafiz soon
Ar-Rum · 30:2

The Byzantines have been defeated

Sahih International

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غُلِبَتِ

ghulibati

Have been defeated

Word breakdown

غُلبت

Fi'l · Verb

Have been defeated

Rootغلبglb

to overcome, conquer, to gain victory

31× in the Quran · Occasional

LemmaغَلَبُVerb (form I) - to overcome, to defeat

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

غُلِبَتِ (Have been defeated) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & Present
Passive voice

غُلِبَتِ (Have been defeated) is passive — the action is happening to someone, but who is doing it is not mentioned.

We translate it as "is/was [done]" — e.g. "was created", "is known".

Lesson 11 · Passive & Participles