Magħrebi

Maltese

Root
għ-r-b (distantness)
4 terms

Alternative forms

• Magrebin

Etymology

From Magħreb +‎ -i. Cognate of Arabic مَغْرِبِيّ (maḡribiyy, “western, occidental, Moroccan”). Doublet of Magrebin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.rɛ.bɪ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɣ.rɛ.bɪ/ (archaic)
• Rhymes: -ɪ

Adjective

Magħrebi (feminine singular Magħrebija, plural Magħrebin or Mgħarba)

1. Of or relating to the Maghreb or its people.
2. (purist) Moroccan, a person from Morocco or of Moroccan descent.

   Synonym: Marokkin

3. concerning a certain style of Arabic calligraphy, the so-called Maghrebi script (خَطّ مَغْرِبِيّ (ḵaṭṭ maḡribiyy), قَلَم مَغْرِبِيّ (qalam maḡribiyy))

Antonyms

• sub-Saħarjan