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:) plural أَغْبِيَاءُ (IAth, Msb, TA) and أَغْبِيَاءٌ: (IAth, TA:) according to J and others, (TA,) it belongs to this article; (S, TA;) but Aboo-'Alee derives it from شَجَرَةٌ غَبْيَاءُ, [see أَغْبَى in article غبى,] as though his ignorance hid from him to whom it is applied what is plainly apparent to others. (TA.)

[And A hunter, or sportsman, concealing himself. (Freytag, from the Deewán of the Hudhalees.)]