غرب

This is the 373rd most frequent Arabic word.


غرب

"غرب" in English means "west" or "sunset."


In this sentence, 'غرب' (gharb) means 'west' as a cardinal direction.

تقع الغابة في غرب المدينة.

The forest is located west of the city.


Here, 'غرّبت' (gharrabat) comes from the root of 'غرب' and means 'set' as in the sun setting, describing motion to the west.

غرّبت الشمس خلف الجبال.

The sun set behind the mountains.


In this sentence, 'الغرب' (al-gharb) refers to 'the West' as a cultural or geographical region in contrast to the East.

كانت قصته عن السفر إلى الغرب مثيرة.

His story about traveling to the west was exciting.