غراب

العربية

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غراب^¹

/ɣu.raːb/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ḡurayb- (“crow, raven”). Compare Hebrew עוֹרֵב / עֹרֵב ('orév), Aramaic עורבא (ʿurbaʾ).

noun غُرَاب · ḡurāb · غِرْبَان · أَغْرُب · أَغْرِبَة · غُرْب

crow, raven فَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ غُرَابٗا يَبۡحَثُ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡض لِيُرِيَهُۥ كَيۡفَ يُوَٰرِي سَوۡءَةَ أَخِيهِۚ قَالَ يَٰوَيۡلَتَىٰٓ أَعَجَزۡتُ أَنۡ أَكُونَ مِثۡلَ هَٰذَا ٱلۡغُرَابِ فَأُوَٰرِيَ سَوۡءَةَ أَخِيۖ فَأَصۡبَحَ مِنَ ٱلنَّٰدِمِينَ.
a ship, corvet, sloop

غراب^²

/ɣu.raːb/

noun غُرَاب · ḡurāb · أَغْرِبَة · الْغُرَاب

bend of the scabbard
edge, point

In English

crow any bird of the genus Corvus
raven any of several, generally large, species of birds in the genus Corvus with lustr

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {غراب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}