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Maghrib

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

name

Meaning 1

Alternative form of Maghreb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The sunset Islamic prayer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sunset prayer

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Arabic مَغْرِب (maḡrib, “west, sunset”), in صَلَاةُ اَلْمَغْرِب (ṣalātu l-maḡrib, “sunset prayer”).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: صَلَاة اَلْمَغْرِب (ṣalāt al-maḡrib) — sunset prayer
  • Arabic: مَغْرِب (maḡrib) — sunset prayer
  • Bengali: মাগরিব (magrib) — sunset prayer
  • Chechen: маьркӏаж-ламаз (märkʼaž-lamaz) — sunset prayer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 昏禮 /昏礼 (hūnlǐ) — sunset prayer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 沙目 (shāmù) — sunset prayer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 沙木 (shāmù) — sunset prayer
  • German: Maghrib — sunset prayer
  • Gujarati: મગરિબ (magrib) — sunset prayer
  • Hausa: magariba — sunset prayer
  • Indonesian: magrib — sunset prayer
  • Persian: نماز مغرب (namâz-e maġreb) — sunset prayer
  • Punjabi: نِماشاں (nimāśāṉ) — sunset prayer
  • Russian: магри́б (magríb) — sunset prayer