Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Adjective edit

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))
Declension edit

Noun edit

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

  1. see the adjective
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

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 edit

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
Declension edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
غ ر ب
6 terms

Etymology edit

From Arabic مَغْرِبِيّ (maḡribiyy).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /maɣ.ri.bi/, [ˈmaɣ.rɪ.bi]
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Adjective edit

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

  1. Moroccan

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