المغرب
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Arabic
Etymology
Literally, “the West”, see مَغْرِب (maḡrib) for more.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
الْمَغْرِب • (al-maḡrib) m
- Maghreb
- Morocco (a country in North Africa)
Declension
Declension of noun الْمَغْرِب (al-maḡrib)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | الْمَغْرِب al-maḡrib |
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| Nominative | — | الْمَغْرِبُ al-maḡribu |
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| Accusative | — | الْمَغْرِبَ al-maḡriba |
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| Genitive | — | الْمَغْرِبِ al-maḡribi |
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Derived terms
- مَغْرِبِيّ (maḡribiyy)
Descendants
- Moroccan Arabic: المَغْرِب (el-maḡrib), المُغْرِب (el-muḡrib)
- → Azerbaijani: Məğrib
- → Bengali: মাগরেব (magreb)
- → French: Maghreb
- → English: Maghreb
- → Turkish: Mağrip
- → Uzbek: Magʻrib
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “غرب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Moroccan Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic الْمَغْرِب (al-maḡrib).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
المَغْرِب or المُغْرِب • (el-maḡrib or el-muḡrib) m
- Morocco (a country in North Africa)
Derived terms
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic الْمَغْرِب (al-maḡrib).
Proper noun
المغرب • (il-maḡreb) m
- Maghreb, North Africa
- Synonym: بلاد المغرب (bilād il-maḡreb)
- Morocco (a country in North Africa)
- Synonym: المغرب الأقصى (ll-maḡreb il-ʔaqṣa, literally “the extreme west”)