جربان

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒar.baːn/
• Rhymes: -aːn

جَرْبَان • (jarbān) m pl

1. masculine plural of أَجْرَب (ʔajrab)

From Arabic أَجْرَب (ʔajrab) + ـَان (-ān).

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒar.baːn/

جربان • (jarbān) (feminine جربانة (jarbāna), common plural جربانين (jarbānīn))

1. rotten, ruined
2. mangy, scabby

   الشُّراب جَربان

   aš-šurrāb jarbān

   the sock is rotten/ruined

The common plural adjective is used with both feminine and masculine plural nouns, while the feminine plural adjective is rarely used and only used with feminine nouns.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /ʒur.baːn/, [ʒʊrˈbæːn]

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جربان • (jurbān) m (plural جرابين (jarābīn))

1. (regional) sock

   Synonyms: جراب (jrāb), كلسة (kalse)