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Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic غَرِيب (ḡarīb).
Pronunciation
Noun
għarib m (plural għorba, feminine għariba)
- 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)
- strange, foreign
- Synonym: barrani
- L-affarijiet isiru aħjar f’artijiet għorba. ― Things are done better in foreign lands.
- 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.