شربان

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North Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From شرب (širib, to drink), with the adjectival or participial measure فعلان (faʕlān, fiʕlān). Compare Maltese xurban.

Verb

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شربان (šarbān or širbān)

  1. active participle of شِرِب (širib, to drink)

Adjective

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شَرْبَان or شِرْبَان (šarbān or širbān) (feminine شَرْبَانَة (šarbāne) or شِرْبَانَة (širbāne), masculine plural شَرْبَانِين (šarbānīn) or شَرْبَانِين (širbānīn))

  1. tipsy

Usage notes

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  • Usually refers to a lesser state of drunkenness than سكران (sakrān, sikrān).