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غَرْبِيّ
western /ɣarˈbijj/
adjectiveB1#1870 most common
Also: occidental, Western (cultural/political), westerly
Example sentences
الرِّيحُ غَرْبِيَّة اليَوْم.
The wind is westerly today.
أَسْكُنُ في الحَيِّ الغَرْبِيِّ مِنَ المَدينَة.
I live in the western neighborhood of the city.
تَقَعُ القَرْيَةُ عَلى السّاحِلِ الغَرْبِيِّ لِلْبِلاد.
The village lies on the western coast of the country.
يُفَضِّلُ كَثيرٌ مِنَ الشَّبابِ نَمَطَ الحَياةِ الغَرْبِيَّ.
Many young people prefer the Western way of life.
يُناقِشُ الكِتابُ تَأْثيرَ الفِكْرِ الغَرْبِيِّ في المُجْتَمَعاتِ الشَّرْقِيَّة.
The book discusses the influence of Western thought on Eastern societies.
لا يُمْكِنُ اخْتِزالُ الحَضارَةِ الغَرْبِيَّةِ في مَنْظومَةٍ واحِدَةٍ مِنَ القِيَم.
Western civilization cannot be reduced to a single system of values.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | غَرْبِيٌّ | غَرْبِيُّونَ |
| Genitive | غَرْبِيٍّ | غَرْبِيِّينَ |
| Accusative | غَرْبِيًّا | غَرْبِيِّينَ |
| Vocative | يا غَرْبِيُّ | يا غَرْبِيُّونَ |
Word family
غَرْبwest
مَغْرِبsunset, west, the Maghreb
غُرُوبsunsetغَرِيبstrange, foreignاِغْتَرَبَto emigrate, live abroad
Etymology
The word is a nisba adjective built on غَرْب (gharb), meaning "west." That noun comes from the Semitic root gh-r-b, tied to the idea of the sun departing and setting. The place where the sun goes down became "the west," and the adjective marks anything belonging to it.
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