מערבון

Hebrew

Etymology

מַעֲרָב‎ (ma'aráv, “west”) +‎ ־וֹן‎ (-on, “suffix forming denominative nouns”), from the root ע־ר־ב‎ ('-r-b) forming words relating to west, and famous for עֶרֶב‎ (érev, “evening”) (because the sun sets in the west).

Noun

מַעֲרָבוֹן • (ma'arávon) m (plural indefinite מַעֲרְבּוֹנִים‎)

  1. (flim) western ("film or other dramatic work")
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