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الغريبة

"الغريبة" means "the strange" or "the foreign (feminine)."

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هذه القصة غريبة جدًا.
This story is very strange.
Here, 'غريبة' is used as an adjective to describe the noun 'القصة', meaning 'strange' or 'peculiar'.
كانت الغريبة تسير في الشارع وحيدة.
The foreign woman was walking alone in the street.
In this context, 'الغريبة' refers to a 'foreign female person' or a stranger, indicating someone unknown or not from this area.
صنعوا الغريبة كنوع من الحلوى التقليدية.
They made 'Ghraybeh' as a kind of traditional dessert.
Here, 'الغريبة' refers to 'Ghraybeh', indicating a type of traditional Middle Eastern cookie, showing its use as a proper noun.

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