مستغرب

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Arabic

Root
غ ر ب (ḡ r b)
16 terms

Etymology 1

Root
غ ر ب (ḡ r b)
16 terms

Derived from the active participle of the verb اِسْتَغْرَبَ (istaḡraba).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُسْتَغْرِب (mustaḡrib) (feminine مُسْتَغْرِبَة (mustaḡriba), masculine plural مُسْتَغْرِبُونَ (mustaḡribūna), feminine plural مُسْتَغْرِبَات (mustaḡribāt))

  1. surprised, astonished, wonderstruck
  2. westernized
Declension
Descendants
  • Azerbaijani: müstəğrib
  • Ottoman Turkish: مستغرب

Etymology 2

Root
غ ر ب (ḡ r b)
16 terms

Derived from the passive participle of the verb اِسْتَغْرَبَ (istaḡraba).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مُسْتَغْرَب (mustaḡrab) (feminine مُسْتَغْرَبَة (mustaḡraba), masculine plural مُسْتَغْرَبُونَ (mustaḡrabūna), feminine plural مُسْتَغْرَبَات (mustaḡrabāt))

  1. bizarre, odd, peculiar
Declension
Descendants

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُسْتَغْرَب (mustaḡrab).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? mustağraḇ
Dari reading? mustağrab
Iranian reading? mostağrab
Tajik reading? mustaġrab

Adjective

مستغرب (mostağrab)

  1. (dated) bizarre, odd, peculiar
    صنایع مستغرب اروپا
    sanâye'-e mostağrab-e orupâ
    the strange industries of Europe

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