Where does “غریب” come from?

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

غریب (Urdu): poor, lowly

Definitions

  1. poor, lowly

Ancestry of “غریب”, step by step

غریب traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic غَرِيب

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

via Classical Persian غَرِیب

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianغَرِیب—

Words derived from “غریب”

Every word from Arabic غَرُبَ →Every word from Arabic غَرِيب →