غروب

See also: عزوب

Arabic

Root
غ ر ب (ḡ r b)
16 terms

Etymology

Verbal noun of غَرَبَ (ḡaraba).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣu.ruːb/

Noun

غُرُوب • (ḡurūbm

  1. verbal noun of غَرَبَ (ḡaraba, to set (of the sun)) (form I)
  2. set, going down
    Synonym: أُفُول (ʔufūl)
  3. (usually defined) sunset
    فِي غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ يُمْكِنُكَ رُؤْيَةُ أَلْوَانٍ جَمِيلَةٍ فِي السَّمَاء.
    fī ḡurūbi š-šamsi yumkinuka ruʔyatu ʔalwānin jamīlatin fī s-samāʔ.
    At the sunset, you can see beautiful colors in the sky.

Declension

Declension of noun غُرُوب (ḡurūb)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal غُرُوب
ḡurūb
الْغُرُوب
al-ḡurūb
غُرُوب
ḡurūb
nominative غُرُوبٌ
ḡurūbun
الْغُرُوبُ
al-ḡurūbu
غُرُوبُ
ḡurūbu
accusative غُرُوبًا
ḡurūban
الْغُرُوبَ
al-ḡurūba
غُرُوبَ
ḡurūba
genitive غُرُوبٍ
ḡurūbin
الْغُرُوبِ
al-ḡurūbi
غُرُوبِ
ḡurūbi

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: qürub
  • Persian: غروب
  • Ottoman Turkish: غروب

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غُرُوب (ḡurūb).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? ġurūb
Dari reading? ġurūb
Iranian reading? ġorub
Tajik reading? ġurub

Noun

غروب • (ġorub)

  1. dusk
  2. sunset

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian غروب (ġurūb), from Arabic غُرُوب (ḡurūb).

Pronunciation

Noun

غُرُوب • (ġurūbm (Hindi spelling ग़ुरूब)

  1. dusk, sunset

References

  • غروب”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • غروب”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.