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strange in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- gharīb
- Arabizi
ghareeb- Type
- adjective · masculine
- Plural
- غُرَبَاء ghurabāʾ
- Root
- غ ر ب
Other meanings
- أَجْنَبِيّ ʾajnabī — foreign · foreign, alien
How to use it
The most common word for 'strange' is 'gharīb' (غَرِيب). It can describe something unusual, odd, or unfamiliar. The word 'ʾajnabī' (أَجْنَبِيّ) also means strange but specifically refers to something or someone foreign or from another country.
Example sentences
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هذا صوتٌ غريبٌ لم أسمعْه من قبل.
hādhā ṣawtun gharībun lam ʾasmaʿhu min qabl.
This is a strange sound I haven't heard before.
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شعرتُ بشيءٍ غريبٍ في معدتي.
šaʿartu bi-šayʾin gharībin fī maʿidatī.
I felt something strange in my stomach.
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كانت الملابس التي يرتديها غريبة.
kānat il-malābisu llatī yartadīhā gharībah.
The clothes he was wearing were strange.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
He acted strange.
كان يتصرّف بغرابة.
How strange life is!
ما أغرب الحياة!
But it smells strange.
ولكن لها رائحة غريبة.
She's simply too strange.
انها ببساطة غريبة جدا.
Tom saw something strange.
توم رأى شيئا غريبا.
What's this strange music?
ما هذه الموسيقى الغريبة؟
You're a strange man, Tom.
أنتَ رجل غريب يا توم.
Layla heard strange noises.
سمعت ليلى أصواتا غريبة.
So I have a strange career.
لدي مهنة غريبة
and something strange happens.
يحدث شئ غريب
Michael Shermer on strange beliefs
مايكل شرمر: الاعتقاد بأشياء غريبة
There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.
لا يكن فيك اله غريب ولا تسجد لاله اجنبي.
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