شربان

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

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

Verb

شربان • (šarbān or širbān)

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

Adjective

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

1. tipsy

Usage notes

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