מערב

See also: מערבֿ‎

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ע־ר־ב‎ (ʿ-r-b)

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 (cardinal direction)

Synonyms

• יָם‎ (yám) (archaic)

Antonyms

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

Derived terms

• מַעֲרָבוֹן‎ (ma'arávon)

Coordinate terms

• (compass points)

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

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).