Where does “magharibi” come from?

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

magharibi (Swahili): west, western; sunset; The west

Definitions

  1. west, western; sunset; The west

Ancestry of “magharibi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَغْرِبsunset; west, sunset
2Arabicغَرَبَto set, to go down; to set”, “to go down

Words derived from “magharibi”

Every word from Arabic غَرَبَ →Every word from Arabic مَغْرِب →