מערב

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See also: מערבֿ

Hebrew[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
ע־ר־ב (ʿ-r-b)

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

מַעֲרָב (ma'arávm (singular construct מַעֲרַב־) [pattern: מִקְטָל]

  1. west
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
  • (compass points)
צָפוֹן (tsafón)
מַעֲרָב (ma'aráv) מִזְרָח (mizrakh)
דָּרוֹם (daróm)
Derived terms[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

המערב (hama'aráv)

  1. The West, the Western world.

Etymology 2[edit]

Adjective[edit]

מְעֹרָב (m'oráv)

  1. defective spelling of מעורב

Anagrams[edit]

Ladino[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew מערב.

Noun[edit]

מערב m (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling maaráv)

  1. west

Yiddish[edit]

Noun[edit]

מערב (mayrev)

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