غربة

See also: غزته‎, عربة‎, and عزبة‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root غ ر ب‎ (ḡ-r-b).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣur.ba/
- (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic, Persian Gulf) IPA^(key): /ˈʁʊr.bɐ/

Noun

غُرْبَة • (ḡurba) f

A feeling of longing for one's native land, of being a stranger.

Declension

Declension of noun غُرْبَة (ḡurba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غُرْبَة ḡurba	الْغُرْبَة‎ al-ḡurba	غُرْبَة ḡurbat
Nominative	غُرْبَةٌ ḡurbatun	الْغُرْبَةُ‎ al-ḡurbatu	غُرْبَةُ ḡurbatu
Accusative	غُرْبَةً ḡurbatan	الْغُرْبَةَ‎ al-ḡurbata	غُرْبَةَ ḡurbata
Genitive	غُرْبَةٍ ḡurbatin	الْغُرْبَةِ‎ al-ḡurbati	غُرْبَةِ ḡurbati

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: غربت‎ (ġurbet)
> Turkish: gurbet (inherited)
→ Persian: غربت‎ (ğorbat)
- Albanian: kurbet
- Azerbaijani: qürbət

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