Where does “غريبة” come from?
غريبة (Arabic) comes from Arabic غَرِيب, from Arabic غَرُبَ — to be strange; to be a stranger, to be strange.
غريبة (Arabic): peculiarity, a strange occurrence
Definitions
- peculiarity, a strange occurrence
Ancestry of “غريبة”, step by step
غريبة traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Arabic غَرِيب
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | غَرِيب | foreign; strange, peculiar; stranger; strange,... |
| 2 | Arabic | غَرُبَ | to be strange; to be a stranger, to be strange |
via Ottoman Turkish قرابیه
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | قرابیه | — |
| 2 | Arabic | غُرَّبِيَّة | — |
via Arabic ـَة
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | ـَة | feminine marker, also used to mark language names... |