Word Meaning
मग़रबियों
maghribiyoñ
hinoun
Meaning
Westerners; people belonging to the West or Europe.
Detailed Meaning
Plural oblique form of 'maghribi', referring to the people of the West or Europeans. In classical modern Urdu poetry, particularly in Iqbal's verses, it represents Western civilization and its secular materialism. In this couplet, it highlights the cunning and calculated passion of Western thinkers and societies.
Etymology
Arabic 'maghrib' (مغرب - place of sunset, west) + relative suffix '-i' (ی) + Urdu plural oblique suffix '-oñ' (وں).
Usage
Commonly invoked in 20th-century philosophical Urdu poetry to critique European rationalism, materialism, and colonial dominance.
Examples
The cunning intellect of Westerners.
The culture and ways of Westerners.
Synonyms
अहले-मग़रिबफ़िरंगियोंपाश्चात्यों
Related Words
मग़रिबमशरिक़मग़रिबी