Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gharib

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables
gharib
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Arabic.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَرِيب (ḡarīb, “stranger, foreigner”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: غَرِيب, غ ر ب

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does gharib mean?
A surname from Arabic.
Where does gharib come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce gharib

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