المغرب
Arabic
Etymology
Literally: "the West", see مَغْرِب (maḡrib) for more.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /al.maɣ.rib/
Usage notes
- Today, المغرب is understood by default to refer to the country. The larger region may be specified as اَلْمَغْرِب اَلْأَكْبَر (al-maḡrib al-ʾakbar), or اَلْمَغْرِب اَلْعَرَبِيّ (al-maḡrib al-ʿarabiyy) or اَلْمَغْرِب اَلْإسْلامِيّ (al-maḡrib al-ʾislāmiyy). The core of this region is Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, but unlike English Maghreb it may include all Arabic-speaking countries in Africa.
Declension
Declension of noun الْمَغْرِب (al-maḡrib)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | الْمَغْرِب al-maḡrib |
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| Nominative | — | الْمَغْرِبُ al-maḡribu |
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| Accusative | — | الْمَغْرِبَ al-maḡriba |
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| Genitive | — | الْمَغْرِبِ al-maḡribi |
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Derived terms
- مَغْرِبِيّ (maḡribiyy)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “غرب”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
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