مغربي

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

مَغْرِبِيّ • (maḡribiyy) (feminine مَغْرِبِيَّة‎ (maḡribiyya), masculine plural مَغْرِبِيُّونَ‎ (maḡribiyyūna) or مَغَارِبَة‎ (maḡāriba), feminine plural مَغْرِبِيَّات‎ (maḡribiyyāt))

  1. western, occidental
  2. Maghrebi, of the Northwest-African Arabic region
  3. Moroccan
  4. (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?)
  5. (historical) being a member of a certain Abbasid regiment
  6. 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 مَغْرِبِيُّون‎ (maḡribiyyūn) or 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 مَغْرَبِيُّون‎ (maḡrabiyyūn), 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

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. North African
  2. Moroccan
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