مغرب

Arabic

Root
غ ر ب (ḡ r b)
16 terms

Etymology

Noun of place from the root غ ر ب (ḡ r b) of غَرْب (ḡarb, “west, occident”). Compare Hebrew מַעֲרָב (maʿărāḇ) and Aramaic ܡܥܪܒܐ (maʿrəḇā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɣ.rib/
• Rhymes: -ib
  • (Moroccan, Libyan) IPA^(key): /muɣ.rub/

Noun

مَغْرِب • (maḡrib) m (dual مَغْرِبَان (maḡribān), plural مَغَارِب (maḡārib))

1. place or time of sunset

   Coordinate term: مَطْلَع (maṭlaʕ)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 18:86:

     حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ مَغْرِبَ الشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا تَغْرُبُ فِي عَيْنٍ حَمِئَةٍ

     ḥattā ʔiḏā balaḡa maḡriba aš-šamsi wajadahā taḡrubu fī ʕaynin ḥamiʔatin

     until he reached the setting ˹point˺ of the sun, which appeared to him to be setting in a spring of murky water.

2. (Islam) sunset prayer
3. west
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 2:258:

     قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْتِي بِالشَّمْسِ مِنَ الْمَشْرِقِ فَأْتِ بِهَا مِنَ الْمَغْرِبِ فَبُهِتَ الَّذِي كَفَرَ

     qāla ʔibrāhīmu faʔinna l-laha yaʔtī bi-š-šamsi mina l-mašriqi faʔti bihā mina al-maḡribi fabuhita llaḏī kafara

     Abraham said: Lo! Allah causeth the sun to rise in the East, so do thou cause it to come up from the West. Thus was the disbeliever abashed.

4. evening

Declension

Declension of noun مَغْرِب (maḡrib)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَغْرِب maḡrib	الْمَغْرِب al-maḡrib	مَغْرِب maḡrib
nominative	مَغْرِبٌ maḡribun	الْمَغْرِبُ al-maḡribu	مَغْرِبُ maḡribu
accusative	مَغْرِبًا maḡriban	الْمَغْرِبَ al-maḡriba	مَغْرِبَ maḡriba
genitive	مَغْرِبٍ maḡribin	الْمَغْرِبِ al-maḡribi	مَغْرِبِ maḡribi
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَغْرِبَيْن maḡribayn	الْمَغْرِبَيْن al-maḡribayn	مَغْرِبَيْ maḡribay
nominative	مَغْرِبَانِ maḡribāni	الْمَغْرِبَانِ al-maḡribāni	مَغْرِبَا maḡribā
accusative	مَغْرِبَيْنِ maḡribayni	الْمَغْرِبَيْنِ al-maḡribayni	مَغْرِبَيْ maḡribay
genitive	مَغْرِبَيْنِ maḡribayni	الْمَغْرِبَيْنِ al-maḡribayni	مَغْرِبَيْ maḡribay
plural	basic broken plural diptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَغَارِب maḡārib	الْمَغَارِب al-maḡārib	مَغَارِب maḡārib
nominative	مَغَارِبُ maḡāribu	الْمَغَارِبُ al-maḡāribu	مَغَارِبُ maḡāribu
accusative	مَغَارِبَ maḡāriba	الْمَغَارِبَ al-maḡāriba	مَغَارِبَ maḡāriba
genitive	مَغَارِبَ maḡāriba	الْمَغَارِبِ al-maḡāribi	مَغَارِبِ maḡāribi

Descendants

• Gulf Arabic: مَغْرِب (maḡrib)
• → Azerbaijani: məğrib
• → Bengali: মাগরিব (magribo)
• → Chagatai: مغرب
  • Uzbek: magʻrib
• → Malay: مغرب (maghrib)
• → Ottoman Turkish: مغرب (maġrib)
  • Turkish: mağrip
• → Pashto: مغرب
• → Persian: مغرب (mağreb)
• → Punjabi: مَغْرِب (maġrib)
• → Swahili: magharibi
• → Tausug: magrib
• → Urdu: مَغْرِب (maġrib)

Verb

مَغْرَبَ • (maḡraba) Iq (non-past يُمَغْرِبُ (yumaḡribu), verbal noun مَغْرَبَة (maḡraba))

1. to Moroccanize, to make Moroccan

Conjugation

    Conjugation of مَغْرَبَ (Iq, sound, full passive, verbal noun مَغْرَبَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						مَغْرَبَة maḡraba
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُمَغْرِب mumaḡrib
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُمَغْرَب mumaḡrab
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مَغْرَبْتُ maḡrabtu	مَغْرَبْتَ maḡrabta	مَغْرَبَ maḡraba		مَغْرَبْتُمَا maḡrabtumā	مَغْرَبَا maḡrabā		مَغْرَبْنَا maḡrabnā	مَغْرَبْتُمْ maḡrabtum	مَغْرَبُوا maḡrabū
	f		مَغْرَبْتِ maḡrabti	مَغْرَبَتْ maḡrabat			مَغْرَبَتَا maḡrabatā			مَغْرَبْتُنَّ maḡrabtunna	مَغْرَبْنَ maḡrabna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمَغْرِبُ ʔumaḡribu	تُمَغْرِبُ tumaḡribu	يُمَغْرِبُ yumaḡribu		تُمَغْرِبَانِ tumaḡribāni	يُمَغْرِبَانِ yumaḡribāni		نُمَغْرِبُ numaḡribu	تُمَغْرِبُونَ tumaḡribūna	يُمَغْرِبُونَ yumaḡribūna
	f		تُمَغْرِبِينَ tumaḡribīna	تُمَغْرِبُ tumaḡribu			تُمَغْرِبَانِ tumaḡribāni			تُمَغْرِبْنَ tumaḡribna	يُمَغْرِبْنَ yumaḡribna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمَغْرِبَ ʔumaḡriba	تُمَغْرِبَ tumaḡriba	يُمَغْرِبَ yumaḡriba		تُمَغْرِبَا tumaḡribā	يُمَغْرِبَا yumaḡribā		نُمَغْرِبَ numaḡriba	تُمَغْرِبُوا tumaḡribū	يُمَغْرِبُوا yumaḡribū
	f		تُمَغْرِبِي tumaḡribī	تُمَغْرِبَ tumaḡriba			تُمَغْرِبَا tumaḡribā			تُمَغْرِبْنَ tumaḡribna	يُمَغْرِبْنَ yumaḡribna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمَغْرِبْ ʔumaḡrib	تُمَغْرِبْ tumaḡrib	يُمَغْرِبْ yumaḡrib		تُمَغْرِبَا tumaḡribā	يُمَغْرِبَا yumaḡribā		نُمَغْرِبْ numaḡrib	تُمَغْرِبُوا tumaḡribū	يُمَغْرِبُوا yumaḡribū
	f		تُمَغْرِبِي tumaḡribī	تُمَغْرِبْ tumaḡrib			تُمَغْرِبَا tumaḡribā			تُمَغْرِبْنَ tumaḡribna	يُمَغْرِبْنَ yumaḡribna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		مَغْرِبْ maḡrib			مَغْرِبَا maḡribā				مَغْرِبُوا maḡribū
	f		مَغْرِبِي maḡribī							مَغْرِبْنَ maḡribna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مُغْرِبْتُ muḡribtu	مُغْرِبْتَ muḡribta	مُغْرِبَ muḡriba		مُغْرِبْتُمَا muḡribtumā	مُغْرِبَا muḡribā		مُغْرِبْنَا muḡribnā	مُغْرِبْتُمْ muḡribtum	مُغْرِبُوا muḡribū
	f		مُغْرِبْتِ muḡribti	مُغْرِبَتْ muḡribat			مُغْرِبَتَا muḡribatā			مُغْرِبْتُنَّ muḡribtunna	مُغْرِبْنَ muḡribna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمَغْرَبُ ʔumaḡrabu	تُمَغْرَبُ tumaḡrabu	يُمَغْرَبُ yumaḡrabu		تُمَغْرَبَانِ tumaḡrabāni	يُمَغْرَبَانِ yumaḡrabāni		نُمَغْرَبُ numaḡrabu	تُمَغْرَبُونَ tumaḡrabūna	يُمَغْرَبُونَ yumaḡrabūna
	f		تُمَغْرَبِينَ tumaḡrabīna	تُمَغْرَبُ tumaḡrabu			تُمَغْرَبَانِ tumaḡrabāni			تُمَغْرَبْنَ tumaḡrabna	يُمَغْرَبْنَ yumaḡrabna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمَغْرَبَ ʔumaḡraba	تُمَغْرَبَ tumaḡraba	يُمَغْرَبَ yumaḡraba		تُمَغْرَبَا tumaḡrabā	يُمَغْرَبَا yumaḡrabā		نُمَغْرَبَ numaḡraba	تُمَغْرَبُوا tumaḡrabū	يُمَغْرَبُوا yumaḡrabū
	f		تُمَغْرَبِي tumaḡrabī	تُمَغْرَبَ tumaḡraba			تُمَغْرَبَا tumaḡrabā			تُمَغْرَبْنَ tumaḡrabna	يُمَغْرَبْنَ yumaḡrabna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمَغْرَبْ ʔumaḡrab	تُمَغْرَبْ tumaḡrab	يُمَغْرَبْ yumaḡrab		تُمَغْرَبَا tumaḡrabā	يُمَغْرَبَا yumaḡrabā		نُمَغْرَبْ numaḡrab	تُمَغْرَبُوا tumaḡrabū	يُمَغْرَبُوا yumaḡrabū
	f		تُمَغْرَبِي tumaḡrabī	تُمَغْرَبْ tumaḡrab			تُمَغْرَبَا tumaḡrabā			تُمَغْرَبْنَ tumaḡrabna	يُمَغْرَبْنَ yumaḡrabna

Derived terms

• الْمَغْرِب (al-maḡrib, “Maghreb, Morocco”)
• مَغْرِبِيّ (maḡribiyy, “western, Maghrebi”)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “مغرب”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

Malay

Noun

مغرب

1. Jawi spelling of maghrib.‎‎

Adjective

مغرب

1. Jawi spelling of maghrib.‎‎

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَغْرِب (maḡrib).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [maɣ.ˈɾiβ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɣ.ɾɪ́b]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɣ.ɾɪ́b]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäɣ.ɾɪ́b]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäɣ.ɾíb̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæɢ.ɹéb̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäʁ.ɾíb]

Readings
Classical reading?	mağriḇ
Dari reading?	mağrib
Iranian reading?	mağreb
Tajik reading?	maġrib

Noun

Dari	مغرب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	мағриб

مغرب • (mağreb)

1. west

Proper noun

Dari	مغرب
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Мағриб

مغرب • (mağreb)

1. Maghreb (The predominantly Arabic-speaking geographic region comprising northwest Africa, particularly the region of Africa north of the Sahara and west of the Nile; the coastal plains of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and western Libya)
2. Morocco (a country in North Africa)

   Synonym: مراکش (marâkeš)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “مغرب”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَغْرِب (maḡrib).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [məɣɾəbʊ]

Noun

مَغْرَبُ • (maƣrabu) ? (Devanagari मग़रबु)

1. west

References

• Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “مَغْرَبُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society

South Levantine Arabic

Root
غ ر ب
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَغْرِب (maḡrib).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɣ.rib/, [ˈmaɣ.rɪb]

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Noun

مغرب • (maḡreb, muḡreb) m

1. sunset

   صلاة المغرب ― ṣalāt il-maḡreb ― the evening prayer

Derived terms

• المغرب (il-maḡreb, “North Africa; Morocco”, literally “the place where the sun sets”)

See also

times of day: أوقات اليوم (ʔawʔāt il-yōm)edit

• فجر (fajr)
• صبحية (ṣabaḥiyye)
• صبح (ṣubḥ)
• نهار (nhār)
• ضهر (ḍuhr)
• عصر (ʕaṣr)
• مغرب (maḡreb)
• مسا (masa)
• ليل (lēl)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَغْرِب (maḡrib).

Noun

مَغْرِب • (maġrib) m (Hindi spelling मग़रिब)

1. the west, the West

   Synonym: پَشْچِم (paścim)

2. (Islam) maghrib