غريب

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See also: غریب

Arabic

Etymology

From the root غ ر ب (ḡ-r-b); compare غَرُبَ (ḡaruba, to be a stranger, to be strange).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣa.riːb/
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Adjective

غَرِيب (ḡarīb) (feminine غَرِيبَة (ḡarība), masculine plural غُرَبَاء (ḡurabāʔ), elative أَغْرَب (ʔaḡrab))

  1. strange, peculiar, unusual
  2. foreign, unfamiliar; exotic
  3. outlandish
  4. rare
  5. amazing, wondrous
  6. obscure

Declension

Descendants

  • Maltese: għarib

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “غرب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

غَرِيب (ḡarībm (plural غُرَبَاء (ḡurabāʔ) or أَغْرَاب (ʔaḡrāb), feminine غَرِيبَة (ḡarība))

  1. foreigner
  2. outsider
  3. stranger

Declension

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “غرب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN