غريبة
العربية
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غريبة¹
- /ɣa.riː.ba/
noun غَرِيبَة · ḡarība · غَرَائِب · الْغَرِيبَة
- peculiarity, a strange occurrence
غريبة²
- /ɣu.raj.ba/
- /ɣur.raj.ba/
- /ɣu.raj.ja.ba/
- /ɣraj.ba/ Morocco
- /ɣriː.ba/ Morocco
- /ɣrajj.ba/ Morocco
Where it comes from
A vernacular borrowing of Ottoman Turkish قرابیه (kurabiye), غرابیه (gurabiye, “an almond-biscuit; a small hunting-case watch”), a pseudo-Arabism like جمهوریت (cumhuriyet) suffixed ـیت (-iyyet) from Arabic غُرَاب (ḡurāb, “the extremity of the haunch, bend of the scabbard”) because the fob watch was carried near the haunch or scabbard, from which the cookie name was transferred.
noun غُرَيْبَة · غُرَّيْبَة · غُرَيَّبَة · ḡurayba · ḡurrayba · ḡurayyaba
- sandie (a kind of sablé biscuits with nuts and/or raisins)
غريبة³
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
noun غَرِيبَة · ḡarība · غَرِيبَات · غَرِيب
- female equivalent of غَرِيب (ḡarīb)
adjective غَرِيبَة · ḡarība
- feminine singular of غَرِيب (ḡarīb)
In English
Talk about this word "غريبة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. غريبة. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A9 "غريبة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%BA%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A9.Cite this
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