מערב

See also: מערבֿ

Hebrew

Etymology

From ערב ‎(érev, “evening”) (because the sun sets in the west), from the root ע־ר־ב ‎(`-r-b). Compare Arabic مَغْرِب ‎(maḡrib), غَرْب ‎(ḡarb).

Noun

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

1. West: the cardinal direction opposite east.

Antonyms

• מזרח ‎(mizrákh, “east”)

See also

• דרום ‎(daróm, “south”)
• ימה ‎(yáma, “eastward”) (archaic)
• צפון ‎(tzafón, “north”)

Proper noun

המערב • ‎(hama'aráv)

1. The West, the Western world.

Anagrams

• מעבר

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Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew מערב.

Noun

מערב m ‎(Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling maaráv)

1. west

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Yiddish

Noun

מערב • ‎(mayrev)

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