Arabic

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Root
غ ر ب (ḡ r b)
16 terms

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of مَغْرِب (maḡrib, Maghreb) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Adjective

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مَغْرِبِيّ (maḡribiyy) (feminine مَغْرِبِيَّة (maḡribiyya), masculine plural مَغَارِبَة (maḡāriba), feminine plural مَغْرِبِيَّات (maḡribiyyāt))

  1. western, occidental
  2. Moroccan
  3. (historical) a kind of pseudo-educated ruffian occupied with magics, soothsaying, promising treasure discovery and similar trades (rendered in European often as maghrabi, and as mogrebin)
    (Can we find and add a quotation of ألف ليلة وليلة to this entry?)
  4. (historical) being a member of a certain Abbasid regiment
  5. concerning a certain style of Arabic calligraphy, the so-called Maghrebi script (خَطّ مَغْرِبِيّ (ḵaṭṭ maḡribiyy), قَلَم مَغْرِبِيّ (qalam maḡribiyy))
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Noun

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مَغْرِبِيّ (maḡribiyym, plural مَغَارِبَة (maḡāriba), feminine مَغْرِبِيَّة (maḡribiyya)

  1. see the adjective
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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مَغْرَبِيّ (maḡrabiyyf (singulative, collective مَغَرْبَة m (maḡarba))

  1. a member of the مَغَرْبَة (maḡarba) tribe situated between Libya and the Sudan
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Adjective

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مَغْرَبِيّ (maḡrabiyy) (feminine مَغْرَبِيَّة (maḡrabiyya), masculine plural مَغْرَبِيُّونَ (maḡrabiyyūna), feminine plural مَغْرَبِيَّات (maḡrabiyyāt))

  1. related to the مَغَرْبَة (maḡarba) tribe situated between Libya and the Sudan or one of its members
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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
غ ر ب
6 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic مَغْرِبِيّ (maḡribiyy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maɣ.ri.bi/, [ˈmaɣ.rɪ.bi]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

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مغربي (muḡrabi) (feminine مغربيّة (muḡrabiyye), common plural مغاربة (maḡārbe))

  1. Moroccan
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