מערב

See also: מערבֿ‎

Hebrew

Etymology 1

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

(file)
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ma.ʕă.ˈʀɔv/

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

west (cardinal direction)

Synonyms

יָם‎ (yám) (archaic)

Antonyms

(compass point) קֶדֶם‎ (kédem) (archaic)

Coordinate terms

(compass points)

	צָפוֹן‎ (tsafón)
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)		מִזְרָח‎ (mizrakh)
	דָּרוֹם‎ (daróm)

Derived terms

מַעֲרָבוֹן‎ (ma'arávon)

Proper noun

המערב • (hama'aráv)

The West, the Western world.

Adjective

מְעֹרָב • (m'oráv)

defective spelling of מעורב‎

Anagrams

מעבר‎

Ladino

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Noun

מערב m (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling maaráv)

west

Yiddish

Noun

מערב • (mayrev)

(nonstandard) Unpointed form of מערבֿ‎ (mayrev).

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