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المغرب

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Arabic

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Etymology

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Literally, the West, see مَغْرِب (maḡrib) for more.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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الْمَغْرِب (al-maḡribm

  1. Maghreb (the predominantly Arabic-speaking geographic region comprising northwest Africa, particularly the region of Africa north of the Sahara and west of the Nile; the coastal plains of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and western Libya)
  2. Morocco (a country in North Africa)

Declension

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Declension of noun الْمَغْرِب (al-maḡrib)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal الْمَغْرِب
al-maḡrib
nominative الْمَغْرِبُ
al-maḡribu
accusative الْمَغْرِبَ
al-maḡriba
genitive الْمَغْرِبِ
al-maḡribi

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “غرب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Moroccan Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic الْمَغْرِب (al-maḡrib).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪl.maɣ.rib/, /ɪl.muɣ.rib/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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المَغْرِب or المُغْرِب (el-maḡrib or el-muḡribm

  1. Morocco (a country in North Africa)

Derived terms

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South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic الْمَغْرِب (al-maḡrib).

Proper noun

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المغرب (il-maḡrebm

  1. Maghreb, North Africa
    Synonym: بلاد المغرب (bilād il-maḡreb)
  2. Morocco (a country in North Africa)
    Synonym: المغرب الأقصى (ll-maḡreb il-ʔaqṣa, literally the extreme west)

Derived terms

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