Maghrebi
/məˈɡrɛbi/noun
Relating to the Maghreb region of northwestern Africa or its people and culture.
Did you know?The Arabic name al-Maghrib means “the west” or “the place of sunset,” and also names Morocco; al-Maghrib is additionally the name of the sunset prayer in Islam.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ġ-r-b
“A root associated in Semitic languages with setting, disappearance, absence, and the west”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
ġaraba
“He set, disappeared, or went away—especially of the sun”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
maġrib
“The place or time of sunset; the west”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
al-Maġrib
“The western lands of the Islamic world, especially northwestern Africa”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
maġribī
“Western; belonging to the Maghreb”
Modern English
English
Maghrebi
“Relating to the Maghreb, its peoples, or its culture”