أجنبي

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Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of أَجْنَب (ʔajnab, foreign) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ج ن ب (j-n-b).

Pronunciation

Adjective

أَجْنَبِيّ (ʔajnabiyy) (feminine أَجْنَبِيَّة (ʔajnabiyya), common plural أَجَانِب (ʔajānib), masculine plural أَجْنَبِيُّونَ (ʔajnabiyyūna), feminine plural أَجْنَبِيَّات (ʔajnabiyyāt))

  1. foreign, strange, from outside the land

Declension

Descendants

Noun

أَجْنَبِيّ (ʔajnabiyym (plural أَجَانِب (ʔajānib) or أَجْنَبِيُّونَ (ʔajnabiyyūna), feminine أَجْنَبِيَّة (ʔajnabiyya))

  1. foreigner

Declension

References

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ج ن ب
4 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic أَجْنَبِيّ (ʔajnabiyy).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaʒ.na.bi/, ,
  • Audio (Jerusalem):(file)

Adjective

أجنبي (ʔajnabi) (feminine أجنبيّة (ʔajnabiyye), common plural أجانب (ʔajāneb))

  1. foreign
    لغة أجنبيّةluḡa ʔajnabiyyeforeign language
    Audio (Ramallah):(file)

See also

  • غريب (ḡarīb, foreign, alien, strange)

Noun

أجنبي (ʔajnabim (plural أجانب (ʔajāneb), feminine أجنبيّة (ʔajnabiyye))

  1. foreigner