English

Alternative forms

• Maghrib

Proper noun

Maghreb

1. Northwest Africa, the region of Africa north of the Sahara and west of the Nile. The lands of the Maghreb are generally considered to be the coastal plains of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and western Libya.

Usage notes

As the name of a region, construed with "the": the Maghreb.

Antonyms

• Levant

Translations

Related terms

• Maghrebi

English

Noun

maghrib ‎(uncountable)

1. (Islam) The sunset Islamic prayer.
2. Maghrib, Maghreb (region)

Synonyms

• sunset prayer

Translations

Malay

Etymology

Borrowing from Arabic مَغْرِب ‎(maḡrib).

Alternative forms

• مغرب

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maɣ(ə)rep], [maɡ(ə)rep]
• Rhymes: -ərep, -rep, -ep

Noun

maghrib ‎(Jawi spelling مغرب)

1. west (compass point)
2. The Islamic prayer performed by practising Muslims

Coordinate terms

barat laut	utara	timur laut
barat		timur
barat daya	selatan	tenggara

Synonyms

• barat / بارت
• kulon / کولون

Adjective

maghrib ‎(Jawi spelling مغرب)

1. west (towards the west)
2. west (western)
3. west (occidental)