għarib

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See also: Gharib

Maltese

Root
għ-r-b (distantness)
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic غَرِيب (ḡarīb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈriːp/
    • IPA(key): /aˤːˈriːp/ (archaic)
    • IPA(key): /ɣaˈriːp/ (archaic, rural)

Noun

għarib m (plural għorba, feminine għariba)

  1. 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)

  1. strange, foreign
    Synonym: barrani
    L-affarijiet isiru aħjar f’artijiet għorba.Things are done better in foreign lands.
  2. 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.