Ghurūb
/ɣuˈruːb/noun
An Arabic term for sunset or the setting of the sun, sometimes used in English writing about Islamic culture and prayer times.
Did you know?Ghurūb names the sunset prayer period in Islamic timekeeping, when daylight symbolically withdraws and the evening begins.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ġ-r-b
“To set, go away, disappear, or be in the west”
Ancient Arabic
Arabic
غَرَبَ (gharaba)
“He set, departed, disappeared, or moved westward”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
غُرُوب (ghurūb)
“The setting or disappearance of the sun”
Medieval Islamic usage
Arabic
وقت الغروب (waqt al-ghurūb)
“The time of sunset, associated with the beginning of the evening prayer”
Modern English
English
ghurūb / ghurub
“A transliterated Arabic term for sunset, especially in Islamic or Middle Eastern contexts”