Where does “maghrib” come from?

maghrib (English) comes from Arabic مَغْرِب, from Arabic غَرَبَ — to set, to go down; to set”, “to go down.

maghrib (English): The sunset Islamic prayer; Maghrib, Maghreb

Definitions

  1. The sunset Islamic prayer; Maghrib, Maghreb

Ancestry of “maghrib”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَغْرِبsunset; west, sunset
2Arabicغَرَبَto set, to go down; to set”, “to go down
Every word from Arabic غَرَبَ →Every word from Arabic مَغْرِب →