أجنبي

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of أَجْنَب (ʔajnab, foreign) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy), from the root ج ن ب (j-n-b).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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أَجْنَبِيّ (ʔajnabiyy) (feminine أَجْنَبِيَّة (ʔajnabiyya), common plural أَجَانِب (ʔajānib), masculine plural أَجْنَبِيُّونَ (ʔajnabiyyūna), feminine plural أَجْنَبِيَّات (ʔajnabiyyāt))

  1. foreign, strange, from outside the land

Declension

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Descendants

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Noun

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أَجْنَبِيّ (ʔajnabiyym (plural أَجَانِب (ʔajānib) or أَجْنَبِيُّونَ (ʔajnabiyyūna), feminine أَجْنَبِيَّة (ʔajnabiyya))

  1. foreigner

Declension

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References

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ج ن ب
4 terms

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Arabic أَجْنَبِيّ (ʔajnabiyy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔaʒ.na.bi/, [ˈʔaʒ.na.bi], [ˈʔad͡ʒ.na.bi]
  • Audio (Jerusalem):(file)

Adjective

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أجنبي (ʔajnabi) (feminine أجنبيّة (ʔajnabiyye), common plural أجانب (ʔajāneb))

  1. foreign
    لغة أجنبيّةluḡa ʔajnabiyyeforeign language
    Audio (Ramallah):(file)

See also

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  • غريب (ḡarīb, foreign, alien, strange)

Noun

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أجنبي (ʔajnabim (plural أجانب (ʔajāneb), feminine أجنبيّة (ʔajnabiyye))

  1. foreigner