Where does “maghrib” come from?

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

maghrib (Malay): west; The Islamic prayer performed by practising...

Definitions

  1. west; The Islamic prayer performed by practising...

Ancestry of “maghrib”, step by step

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