مغربي

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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

Noun

مَغْرِبِيّ • (maḡribiyy) m, plural مَغَارِبَة (maḡāriba), feminine مَغْرِبِيَّة (maḡribiyya)

  1. see the adjective
Declension

Noun

مَغْرَبِيّ • (maḡrabiyy) f (singulative, collective مَغَرْبَة m (maḡarba))

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

Adjective

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

South Levantine Arabic

Root
غ ر ب
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَغْرِبِيّ (maḡribiyy).

Pronunciation

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

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

  1. Moroccan
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