شربان
North Levantine Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From شرب (širib, “to drink”), with the adjectival or participial measure فعلان (faʕlān, fiʕlān). Compare Maltese xurban.
Verb edit
شربان • (šarbān or širbān)
- active participle of شِرِب (širib, “to drink”)
Adjective edit
شَرْبَان or شِرْبَان • (šarbān or širbān) (feminine شَرْبَانَة (šarbāne) or شِرْبَانَة (širbāne), masculine plural شَرْبَانِين (šarbānīn) or شَرْبَانِين (širbānīn))
Usage notes edit
- Usually refers to a lesser state of drunkenness than سكران (sakrān, sikrān).