Where does “غريب” come from?

غريب (Arabic) comes from Arabic غَرِيب, from Arabic غَرُبَ — to be strange; to be a stranger, to be strange.

غريب (Arabic): strange, peculiar, unusual; foreign, unfamiliar;...

Definitions

  1. strange, peculiar, unusual; foreign, unfamiliar;...

Ancestry of “غريب”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicغَرِيبforeign; strange, peculiar; stranger; strange,...
2Arabicغَرُبَto be strange; to be a stranger, to be strange

Words derived from “غريب

Every word from Arabic غَرُبَEvery word from Arabic غَرِيب