magharibi
mah-ghah-REE-bee
How to say it
Swahilimagharibimah-ghah-REE-beesoon
Englishwestsoon
Frenchouestsoon
Meaning
The direction where the sun sets, or the part of a country or of the world that lies that way; also the time of sunset.
Good to know
Used in the singular: upande wa magharibi, the west side; nchi za Magharibi, Western countries. Sala ya magharibi is the Muslim prayer said at sunset.
Examples
- Jua huzama upande wa magharibi.The sun sets in the west.
- Kigoma iko magharibi mwa Tanzania.Kigoma is in the west of Tanzania.
- Tutarudi nyumbani kabla ya magharibi.We will get home before sunset.
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