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غريب strange in Arabic

غريب is how you say “strange” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

كَمَا كَانُوا يستعملون الْحَرْف فِي الِاسْم فَيَقُولُونَ هَذَا حرف غَرِيب أَي لفظ الِاسْم غَرِيب

Just as they used to use (letter) for the word, saying: This is a strange letter, meaning the word itself is strange.

غَرِيبٌ strange

'strange, rare', adjective on 'harf', agreeing as indefinite nominative — 'a strange word'.

From The Declaration of Faith

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More example sentences

كَمَا كَانُوا يستعملون الْحَرْف فِي الِاسْم فَيَقُولُونَ هَذَا حرف غَرِيب أَي لفظ الِاسْم غَرِيب

Just as they used to use (letter) for the word, saying: This is a strange letter, meaning the word itself is strange.

غَرِيبٌ is strange

'is strange', nominative indefinite — the predicate of 'the wording of the word [is] strange'. It closes the paraphrase, equating their 'harf' with a full word.

From The Declaration of Faith

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