غریبی
Persian
Etymology
غریب (ğarib, “strange, foreign”) + ـی (-i, “-ness”).
Noun
غریبی • (ğaribi)
Usage notes
The words غریب (ğarib), غریبی (ğaribi), and غربت (ğorbat) are used when talking from the point of view of the foreigner, e.g. when the speaker himself/herself is a foreigner; for example:
- اینجا تو آلمان خیلی غریبم.
- I [feel] so much [like] a foreigner here in Germany.
- غم غربت پدرمو در آورد.
- ğam-e ğorbat pedaramo dar âvord.
- I'm sick and tired of the pain of foreignness.
- غریبی نکن! باهام حرف بزن.
- Don't feel to be a stranger! Talk with me.
Derived terms
- غریبی کردن (ğaribi kardan)
- غریبگی (ğaribegi)
Descendants
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References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “غریبی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul