Għarbi

Maltese

Root
għ-r-b (Arab)
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَرَبِيّ (ʕarabiyy). One of the few words referring to Arabo-Islamic culture that was actually inherited (and not later reborrowed from Italian). Might also be used to refer to the early forms of Maltese language either by its speakers or foreigners who visited Muslim and later re-Christianized Malta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːr.bɪ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈaˤːr.bɪ/ (archaic)

Adjective

Għarbi (feminine singular Għarbija, plural Għarab or Għarbin)

1. Arab, Arabic

   il-konkwistaturi Għarab f’Malta ― the Arab conquerors in Malta

   l-elementi Għarbin fil-Malti ― the Arabic elements in Maltese

Usage notes

• The plural form Għarbin is used chiefly with non-personal referents (like English Arabic).

Alternative forms

• għarbi

Noun

Għarbi m (plural Għarab, feminine Għarbija)

1. Arab

Proper noun

l-Għarbi m

1. Arabic (language)

   L-Għarbi huwa lingwa Semitika Ċentrali.

   Arabic is a Central Semitic language.