شربان

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North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From شرب (širib, to drink), with the adjectival or participial measure فعلان (faʕlān, fiʕlān). Compare Maltese xurban.

Verb

شربان (šarbān or širbān)

  1. active participle of شِرِب (širib, to drink)

Adjective

شَرْبَان or شِرْبَان (šarbān or širbān) (feminine شَرْبَانَة (šarbāne) or شِرْبَانَة (širbāne), masculine plural شَرْبَانِين (šarbānīn) or شَرْبَانِين (širbānīn))

  1. tipsy

Usage notes

  • Usually refers to a lesser state of drunkenness than سكران (sakrān, sikrān).