מערב

See also: מערבֿ

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ע־ר־ב (ʿ-r-b)
15 terms

From ערב (ʿérev, “evening”) (because the sun sets in the west), from the root ע־ר־ב (ʿ-r-b). Compare Arabic مَغْرِب (maḡrib), غَرْب (ḡarb).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ma.ʕăˈrɔːv/

Noun

מַעֲרָב • (ma'aráv) m (singular construct מַעֲרַב־) [pattern: מַקְטָל]

  1. west
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Coordinate terms

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צָפוֹן (tsafón)
מַעֲרָב (ma'aráv) מִזְרָח (mizrakh)
דָּרוֹם (daróm)
Derived terms

Proper noun

המערב • (hama'aráv)

  1. The West, the Western world.

Etymology 2

Adjective

מְעֹרָב • (m'oráv)

  1. defective spelling of מעורב

Anagrams

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew מערב.

Noun

מערב m (Latin spelling maaráv)

  1. west

Yiddish

Noun

מערב • (mayrev)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of מערבֿ (mayrev).
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