غریبی

Persian

Etymology

‎ (ğarib, “strange, foreign”) +‎ ‎ (-i, “-ness”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɣaɾiːbiː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɣaɾiːbiː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɢæɾiːbiː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɣaɾibi/

Noun

غریبی • (ğaribi)

Usage notes

The words ‎ (ğarib), ‎ (ğaribi), and ‎ (ğorbat) are used when talking from the point of view of the foreigner, e.g. when the speaker himself/herself is a foreigner; for example:

‏‎‎

I [feel] so much [like] a foreigner here in Germany.

‏‎‎

ğam-e ğorbat pedaramo dar âvord.

I'm sick and tired of the pain of foreignness.

‏‎‎

Don't feel to be a stranger! Talk with me.

Derived terms

غریبی کردن‎ (ğaribi kardan)
غریبگی‎ (ğaribegi)

Descendants

→ Hindi: ग़रीबी (ġarībī, “poverty”)
→ Urdu: غریبی‎ (ġarībī, “poverty”)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “غریبی”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

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