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Most common words from the same root
غَرْبِيّ in English
Adjective
- western
Word origin
Etymology tree Arabic غَرْب (ḡarb) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic غربي From غَرْب (ḡarb, “west”) + ـِيّ (-iyy).
Words from the root غ-ر-ب
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
to set (of the sun, moon, etc.)
to go away, to depart, to withdraw, to leave
to be a stranger; to be strange, odd, obscure, difficult to understand
to go away, to depart, to withdraw, to leave; to go west, westward; to banish, to exile, to expatriate
to be psychologically or societally alienated. (Different to ghurba (غربة), as ghurba is the physical alienation whilst ightirāb (اِغْتِرَاب) is the psychological alienation.)
to Moroccanize, to make Moroccan
غَرْبِيّ: plural and other forms
| Singular | غَرْبِيّ |
|---|---|
| Feminine | غَرْبِيَّة |
| Masculine plural | غَرْبِيُّون |
| Feminine plural | غَرْبِيَّات |
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