المغرب
Arabic
Etymology
Literally: "the West", see مَغْرِب (maḡrib) for more. It's one of the Arabic country names, which requires the definite article ال (al-).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.maɣ.rib/
Proper noun
الْمَغْرِب • (al-maḡrib) m
Usage notes
- Unlike the majority of country names الْمَغْرِب (al-maḡrib) is a masculine.
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
- مَغْرِبِيّ (maḡribiyy)
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
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