għarib
See also: Gharib
Maltese
| Root |
|---|
| għ-r-b |
| 5 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)
- 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.