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 (cardinal direction)

Synonyms

• יָם (yám) (archaic)

Antonyms

• מִזְרָח (mizrákh)

See also

• דָּרוֹם (daróm)
• צָפוֹן (tsafón)

Proper noun

המערב • (hama'aráv)

1. The West, the Western world.

Anagrams

• מעבר

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Ladino

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew מערב.

Noun

1. west

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Yiddish

Noun

מערב • (mayrev)

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