Where does “għarib” come from?

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

għarib (Maltese): stranger, foreigner

Definitions

  1. stranger, foreigner

Ancestry of “għarib”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicغَرِيبforeign; strange, peculiar; stranger; strange,...
2Arabicغَرُبَto be strange; to be a stranger, to be strange
Every word from Arabic غَرُبَ →Every word from Arabic غَرِيب →