għarib

See also: Gharib

Maltese

Root
għ-r-b (distantness)
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic غَرِيب (ḡarīb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈriːp/
  • IPA^(key): /aˤːˈriːp/ (archaic)
  • IPA^(key): /ɣaˈriːp/ (archaic, rural)

Noun

għarib m (plural għorba, feminine għariba)

1. stranger, foreigner

   Synonym: barrani

   L-għarib ġie joqgħod ħdejna.

   The foreigner came to live next to us.

Adjective

għarib (feminine singular għariba, plural għorba or għariba)

1. strange, foreign

   Synonym: barrani

   L-affarijiet isiru aħjar f’artijiet għorba.

   Things are done better in foreign lands.

2. strange, odd, weird

   Synonym: stramb

   Lejn l-aħħar taż-żwieġ tagħna żewġi għamilli mistoqsija tassew għariba.

   At the end of our marriage my husband asked me a really odd question.