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Arabic word

الغريب

Stranger

Type
صفة مشبهة
Plural
غرباء

Example

كالبحر يبعث للغريب سحائباً فالكريم يعطي القريب والبعيد.

Like the sea he sends rain-laden clouds to the stranger — a generous person gives to both the near and the far.

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لكن الغريب أن أثرها في نفسي لم يكن عاليا بصراحة لم يعد يهمني But the strange thing is that its impact on me wasn't really significant; honestly, it no longer matters to me.
ليس من الغريب أن تجد في قاعة بلدية كبيرة مليئة بالمتظاهرين ضد مد خطوط الأنابيب. It's not strange to find a large town hall filled with protesters against pipeline expansion.
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Words from the same root

غ ر ب

Arabic words grow from roots. These words share the root of الغريب, so their meanings are related: learn them together.

All words from the root غ ر ب