gharbi غربي
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“gharbi” (غربي) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning western, of the west.
Meanings
- western, of the west
- from the Gharb region
Usage
Gharbi means "western", "located in the west". The feminine is gharbiya and the plural is gharbiyin. It is found in geographical descriptions (ljiha lgharbiya, "the west side") and to describe what comes from Western countries, such as clothes or lifestyles. Depending on the context, it can also describe a person or a product from the Gharb region; in that case gharbawi is often heard. Do not confuse it with maghribi, "Moroccan", or with ghrib, "strange".
Example
الدار ديالو فالجيهة الغربية ديال المدينة
ddar dyalo f ljiha lgharbiya dyal lmdina
“His house is in the western part of the city.”
Forms
| feminine | ghrbia |
|---|---|
| plural | ghrbiyin |
| feminine plural | ghrbiat |
Forms as recorded in DODa, in its spelling.
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “gharbi” but also “gherbi”, “ghrbi” and “gharbiya”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “gharbi” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “Western, of the West”; “western (direction, region)”: gharbi in Tunisian.