المغرب

Arabic

Etymology

Literally, “the West”, see مَغْرِب (maḡrib) for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /al.maɣ.rib/

Proper noun

الْمَغْرِب • (al-maḡrib) m

  1. Maghreb
  2. Morocco (a country in North Africa)

Declension
Declension of noun الْمَغْرِب (al-maḡrib)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — الْمَغْرِب
al-maḡrib		 —
Nominative — الْمَغْرِبُ
al-maḡribu		 —
Accusative — الْمَغْرِبَ
al-maḡriba		 —
Genitive — الْمَغْرِبِ
al-maḡribi		 —

Derived terms

Descendants

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
  • IPA(key): /ɪl.maɣ.rib/, /ɪl.muɣ.rib/
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Proper noun

المَغْرِب or المُغْرِب • (el-maḡrib or el-muḡrib) m

  1. Morocco (a country in North Africa)

Derived terms

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic الْمَغْرِب (al-maḡrib).

Proper noun

المغرب • (il-maḡreb) m

  1. Maghreb, North Africa
    Synonym: بلاد المغرب (bilād il-maḡreb)
  2. Morocco (a country in North Africa)
    Synonym: المغرب الأقصى (ll-maḡreb il-ʔaqṣa, literally “the extreme west”)

Derived terms
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