Magħreb
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Maltese
| Root |
|---|
| għ-r-b (distantness) |
| 4 terms |
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Arabic الْمَغْرِب (al-maḡrib). The sense “North Africa” is likely not inherited, but a semantic loan from Italian Magreb, English Maghreb, themselves borrowed from the Arabic. Doublet of Magreb (Romance-based).
Proper noun
il-Magħreb m
- the Maghreb
- (by extension) North Africa
- (purist) Morocco (a country in North Africa)
- Synonym: Marokk
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Arabic مَغْرِب (maḡrib, “sunset”).
Noun
magħreb m
- (Islam) maghrib, the sunset time of the Islamic prayer
- Synonym: nżul ix-xemx
- Fit-talba tal-Misilmin, il-ħin tal-magħreb huwa wara l-ħin tal-għasar, wara li nżul ix-xemx.
- In the prayer of the Muslims, the time of maghrib is after the time of asar, that is after sunset.
- (obsolete, very archaic) the west/West