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

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

Noun

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

1. west

Synonyms

• יָם (yám) (archaic)

Antonyms

• (compass point) קֶדֶם (kédem) (archaic)

Coordinate terms

• (compass points)

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

Derived terms

• מַעֲרָבוֹן (ma'arávon)

Proper noun

המערב • (hama'aráv)

1. The West, the Western world.

Etymology 2

Adjective

מְעֹרָב • (m'oráv)

1. defective spelling of מעורב

Anagrams

• מעבר

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew מערב.

Noun

מערב m (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling maaráv)

1. west

Yiddish

Noun

מערב • (mayrev)

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